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Legislative Assembly, Eighteenth Regular Session. 



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REPORT 



To the Honorable Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon — 

Gentlemen: In pursuance of the Act of the Legislative Assembly of the 
State of Oregon of February 13, 1893, the Oregon World's Fair Commission has 
the honor to render you through its executive committee, the following report 
of its operations. 

The Act creating this Commission and defining its powers and duties is as 
follows : — 

AN ACT to create a commission to provide for the display of Oregon's resources at the World's 
Columbian Exposition ; to define its duties and appropriate money therefor. 

Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon — 

Section 1. That for the purpose of representing the State of Oregon at the 
World's Columbian Exposition, to be held at Chicago, in the State of Illinois, 
in the year 1893, and to the end that the interests of our State may be advanced 
by making our vast and valuable resources more widely known, a commission 
is hereby created, to be known as the " Oregon World's Fair Commission." 

Section 2. Said Commission shall consist of six members, who shall be 
appointed by the Governor — one from the State Board of Agriculture ; one 
from the State Board of Horticulture ; one from the State Board of Education ; 
one from the State at large, to represent the mining interests ; one from the 
Columbia River Packers' Association ; one from the members of the Board of 
Lady Managers, World's Columbian Exposition, residing in Oregon. The 
Governor, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer shall be ex officio members 
of said Commission. The members of the United States Board of Commis- 
sioners appointed by the United States Government for the State of Oregon 
shall be ex officio members of said Commission. 

Section 3. They shall hold office until their duties are performed, but not 
to exceed two years from the first day of February, 1893. 

Section 4. Any Commissioner may be removed for cause by the Governor 
on recommendation of the Commission, and all vacancies in said Commission 
shall be filled by appointment by the Governor. 

Section 5. The Commissioners shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel- 
ing expenses within the State of Oregon, when attending meetings relating to 
the affairs of the Commission, but shall receive no compensation for the per- 
formance of their duties. 

Section 6. The Commissioners shall, within ten days after their appoint- 
ment, meet at the capitol at Salem, take the oath of office, and effect the 
organization necessary to carry out the purpose for which the Commission was 
created. Five of the said Board shall constitute a quorum to transact business. 
At the first meeting of said Board, in addition to a president, there shall be 
elected from its members one person, who, with the President and Secretary of 
State, shall constitute an Executive Committee, whose duty it shall be to audit 
all accounts of said Commission and authorize the payment of all moneys 



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expended by the same. The State Treasurer shall be ex officio treasurer of 
this Commission. 

Section 7. The Commission shall file with the Secretary of State quarterly 

reports of their expenditures and disbursements, with proper vouchers, which 
quarterly reports shall be duly verified by the oath of the President or Secretary 
of the Commission, and the same shall be open to the inspection of all persons. 

Section 8. The Commission shall render to the Legislative Assembly in 
A. D. 1895, a lull, complete, and final account of all the receipts and disburse- 
ments made by it, and a brief report of its doings ; and on or before the expira- 
tion of its term, to wit, February 1, A. J). 1895, it shall turn over to the Secretary 
of State all books, papers, and property which may remain in its possession at 
the close of its said term. 

Section 9. The Commission shall organize by the election from its mem- 
bers of a president, and by the appointment of a secretary. The Commission 
shall have power to make rules and regulations for its government, and for the 
government of its employes, and for the proper disbursement of all moneys 
received by it under this Act or from other sources. It shall have power to 
dispose of all property of the State which may come into its possession at the 
Exposition, and shali account for the proceeds thereof. It shall have power to 
appoint its chiefs and superintendents of divisions, officers and agents, and 
committees, and to fix the compensation of such as are entitled thereto; but 
no person so appointed shall receive to exceed five dollars per day for such time 
as employed. It shall also have the power to perform such. other duties as are 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 

Section 10. To carry out the provisions of this Act, there is hereby appro- 
priated for the use of said Commission, out of the moneys of the State treasury, 
the sum of sixty thousand dollars; provided, no part of said appropriation 
shall be used in the construction of a State building or clubhouse ; and the 
Secretary of State is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the general 
fund in said sum in favor of the Treasurer of the State of Oregon, which said 
sum shall constitute a specific fund, to be drawn out of the treasury in the man- 
ner hereinafter specified on the warrants of the Commission, signed by its 
President and Secretary, and no warrant shall be drawn unless authorized by 
the said Commission or by the Executive Board thereof, as hereinbefore pro- 
vided ; provided, always, that no part of said sum shall be expended otherwise 
than for the purpose set forth in this Act; and provided further, that if any 
portion of said sum is unexpended when said final accounting to the State is 
made as aforesaid, it shall be covered into the general fund of the treasury. 

Section 11. The Commission shall classify and exhibit the resources of this 
State, as nearly as may be, under the following heads : — 

1. Agriculture. 

2. Live stock. 

3. Horticulture, including floriculture and viticulture. 

4. Forestry and forest products. 

•5. Mines, mining, and metallurgy, 
fi. Manufactures. 

7. Fish and fishing apparatus. 

8. Electrical and mechanical inventions. 

9. Women's work, comprising the fine arts, household economy and prod- 
ucts thereof, music, etc. 

10. Education, including educational exhibits, literary, special, general, etc. 

11. All civil departments, including State and county. 

Section 12. No provision in this Act shall prevent said Commission from 
soliciting or receiving contributions from individuals or organizations other 
than the State, but when so received they shall be kept as a separate fund, and 
be disbursed and accounted for to the State of Oregon in the same manner as 
the appropriation aforesaid. 

Section 13. Inasmuch as the time is close at hand when our exhibit 



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should be in place, if represented, and much remains to be done, this Act shall 
take effect from and after its approval hy the Governor. 
Passed the Senate, February 1, 1893. 

C. W. FULTON, 
President of the Senate. 
Passed the House, February 1, 1893. 

W. P. KEADY, 
Speaker of the House. 

Passed by the Senate, notwithstanding the objections and veto of the 
Governor, February 9, 1893. 

C. W. FULTON, 
President of the Senate. 

Passed the House, notwithstanding the objections and veto of the Gov- 
ernor, February 13, 1893. 

W. P. KEADY, 
Speaker of the House. 

Filed in the office of the Secretaiw of State, February 6, 1893. 

In pursuance of its provisions, the Governor made the following appoint- 
ments : — 

Agriculture, Live Stock, Forestry, and Forest Products — Commissioner, 
W. F. Matlock. 

Horticulture, including Floriculture and Viticulture — Commissioner, Dr. 
J. Pv. Cardwell. 

Mines, Mining, and Metallurgy — Commissioner, C. W. Ayers. 

Manufactures, Electrical and Mechanical Inventions, Fish and Fishing 
Apparatus — Commissioner, George T. Myers. 

Woman's Work — Commissioner, Mrs. M. Payton until July 1, 1893; 
Mrs. E. W. Allen from July 1, 1893. 

Education, including Educational Exhibits, Literary, Special, General, 
Music, etc. — Commissioner, E. B. McElroy. 

Civil Departments, including State and County — Commissioner, Geo. W. 
vlcBride. 

Jos. A. Wright was appointed at large in place of Governor Sylvester 
Pennoyer, who declined to serve as a Commissioner. 

Ex officio members: Jos A. Wright (in place of Governor Sylvester 
Pennoyer who declined to serve) ; Geo. W. McBride, Secretary of State ; 
Phil Metschan, State Treasurer ; United States Commissioners Henry Klipple, 
M. Wilkins, Mrs. M. Payton, and Mrs. E. W. Allen. 

On the third day of March, 1893, the w T ithin named Commissioners met 
at the capitol in Salem, and organized by electing the following named gentle- 
men officers : George T. Myers, President ; Phil Metschan, Treasurer ; C. B. 
Irvine, Secretary. 

Executive Committee — George T. Myers, Geo. W. McBride, and William 
F. Matlock. 

Transportation Committee — George T. Myers, Dr. James Pv. Cardwell, 
and William F. Matlock. 

Committee on Rules and Regulations — E. B. McElroy, M. Wilkins, 
Joseph A. Wright, William F. Matlock, and Dr. James R. Cardwell, and 
adopted rules for the government of the Oregon World's Fair Commission and 
its superintendents at Chicago. 

They immediately entered on their duties and went zealously at work. It 
is a pleasure to be able to say that with few T exceptions, good feeling and har- 
mony prevailed through the entire time the Exposition was being held, and 
those representing our State performed their duties in an admirable manner. 

If we consider the facts that the World's Columbian Exposition com- 
menced in May, and so short a time elapsed between the passage of the Act 



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creating the Oregon Commission and the opening of the Chicago Exposition, 
a fair estimate can be made or" the labors performed to secure an exhibit that 

could do credit to our State. It was the twenty-sixth of February when the 
Commission was appointed to represent the various industries included in our 
State exhibit. It was the third of March when the Commissioners finally 
assembled to organize, and the various appointees commenced their work. It 
is with great pride that we say that each and every one of the Commissioners 
was animated with the single purpose to make Oregon's part in the great 
Columbian Exposition an entire succes3. With that object, all went zealously 
and loyally to work. The successor their efforts is recorded in the current 
history of our State. 

Much is due to good management, without which even the superiority of 
our products could not have been so well established. Dr. J. Guy Lewis, 
Superintendent of the Oregon exhibit, secured for the various departments of 
our display particularly conspicuous places in each of the different department 
buildings.'* The name " Oregon " was made conspicuous at all points where our 
State exhibit was displayed, and those exhibits were rendered so attractive as 
to secure the notice and win the applause of the greater number of those who 
visited the great fair. Frequent and continuous expressions of wonder and 
admiration at our products convinced us that the Superintendent and his aids 
managed for us ably and well. 

Beyond question we have succeeded in the great object in view, and have 
fully demonstrated to the world's thousands who were visitors at Chicago at 
the Columbian Exposition, that although Oregon is on the far western border 
and outpost of the Union, yet we are an earnest and intelligent people, with 
products, resources, and manufactures that tell of soil and climate that cannot 
lie excelled on the face of the earth. This exhibit of Oregon's gave assurance 
that we had a land of homes where happiness and prosperity dwell together; 
that here we have education and refinement that bespeak the highest order of 
civilization ; our educational exhibit told of schools and progress unsurpassed; 
agriculture was manifest in the excellence and variety of (air crops ; our mag- 
nificent fruit spoke of a horticulture where the mind and skill of man aided 
the forces of nature to create products unexcelled on the face of the earth ; our 
resources were manifest in exhibits of forestry; of manufactured lumber that 
is not known in any other pail of the continent; in coal from many part., pf 
the State ; in wealth of minerals that include gold, silver, copper, lead, nickel, 
cinnabar, and iron in abundance. All the wealth the world covets lies hid in 
our mountains, or is found in broad, fertile areas, in forests, fisheries, water 
power, and innumerable products show wealth the oldest nations cannot sur- 
pass, and few could equal at Chicago. 

Our forestry display excelled that of any other portion of the broad 
Pacific (.'oast, and forced recognition Oregon never received before. As 
throngs of people passed through our different departments and saw the 
physical proof of our wonderful resources, an impression was created that will 
be felt through the homes, not only of America, but the world. Even as 
events like the Civil War send ever widening waves of consequence, and at last 
affect the private family and individuals, as well as the State, so the events of 
the Columbian Exposition will bear fruit, and be of importance in private life 
as well as affairs of the world. By that means Oregon is made known as a 
bright example of far western progress. 

Brief as the time was and short the notice that our State gave that means 
would be supplied for representation at Chicago, yet your Commission was 
equal to the emergency, and by efforts as earnest as efficient, on the twentieth 
of May the greatest part of our State exhibit was in place. With one excep- 
tion the Commissioners were novices in the work of collecting and preparing 
such exhibits, but their zeal and efforts, aided by competent advisers, secured 
the most satisfactory results. Our State has every reason to be satisfied and 
gratified at what was accomplished. With no reward to expect or hope for on 
our part, save to see Oregon maintain its proper eminence among the sister- 



hood of the Union, she made herself known to the world and actually ex- 
celled in showing of resources and excellence of products other States who 
had more means at command — some who had fully two years' time to prepare 
where we had scarce more than two months; who had hundreds of thousands 
to expend where we had but tens of thousands at our command. Our State 
took one hundred and eighty-six medals and diplomas, and we have won all 
the honors at so reasonable cost and by such judicious economy that we return 
to the State treasury an unexpended balance of $18,280.69 remaining of the 
^60,000 originally appropriated. Yet Oregon was creditably represented by 
her various displays and did her full part to make the great World's Exposi- 
tion a superlative success. Visitors who came from the world's ends realized 
that our State has within her borders resources of incalculable value, that can 
yield wealth unlimited. This was shown by our exhibits, and from it our 
State must reap great results. 

Agriculture presented a most satisfactory view, as the various products of 
our soil compared favorably in size and quality with any other exhibit made, 
both as to excellence and variety. It is safe to say no State in the Union can 
show greater variety with equal excellence. Every article was displayed with 
such taste and skill as to convey the best possible impression. The statistics 
of live stock and samples of wool from different parts of Oregon impressed all 
who are producers in similar lines. 

Horticulture, as seen in the samples of fruit displayed, took the world by 
surprise. The show of fruits was unsurpassed, and the trophies of our victory, 
as seen in medals and diplomas, awarded, our fruitgrowers, place Oregon in the 
front rank as producer of fruits known in this latitude. The showing of apples 
won our State the palm for excellence ; the peaches grown in Rogue River 
Valley and Eastern Oregon had no superior, if any equals. In the list of tem- 
perate zone fruits — either fresh, cured, or preserved — our State stood every 
test and came out preeminent. The pears and cherries, plums and prunes of 
our region left nothing to wish for. It was a surprise to many to witness the 
magnificent showing we made of grapes that rounded up the list of horticult- 
ural products with their luscious growth. In vegetables, as well as fruit, we 
held our own, but it is impossible to particularize. We need only say that as 
to all the products of agriculture and horticulture, our exhibit claimed its full 
share of premiums. 

In the department of mines and mining, our display was interesting, and 
the exhibit unsurpassed for both variety and value. It fully satisfied every 
expectation. To see the precious metal's supplemented with rich ores of lead, 
copper, cinnabar, nickel, and masses of iron ores, was a revelation to thousands 
who did not know that our State possessed such mineral wealth among its 
resources. 

In the exhibit of forestry, Oregon had a superiority that astonished all and 
especially surprised our neighbors on this coast, while it secured a recognition 
that placed our State in the lead as having the greatest variety, as well as the 
best material, in our forests of firs, pines, larches, spruce, and cedar as ever- 
greens, white myrtle, laurel, maple, alder, oak, and ash among the valuable 
hard woods. 

The women's department was well mauaged and had interesting features 
that told the world of the homes and home life of the Occident. 

The educational display, that included work done in our public schools as 
well as the academies and- colleges under State management, reflected great 
luster on our progress and showed the possession of advantages equal to the 
highest civilization. Every branch of education was well illustrated by pho- 
tographs, including a general knowledge of music. The collection was well 
displayed and the department well managed. 

The department of fisheries presented a forcible picture of the wealth de- 
rived from the salmon pack and the trade in fresh fish from the great Columbia 
river and the lesser streams and baj's that indent the west shore, as well as 
other food fishes that enter into our commerce. This display was entirely in. 



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adequate to fairly and truly represent the vast commerce in the fisheries of 
our region, the salmon trade alone creating annually a value of over #8,000,000. 

It is enough to say, in conclusion, that, considering the brief time allowed 
and the moneys expended, the Oregon Exposition was worthy and creditable 
as an exhibit of the great and varied resources and development of our region. 
It did all that could thus lie done to make Oregon known to the world. 

Theable report of our General Superintendent accompanies this. It is re- 
plete with particulars of the management of the different departments at the 
World's Pair of IS!).",. Also the report of C. B. Irvine, who will give a detailed 
list of expenditures of moneys and show the balance remaining in the hands 
of the Treasurer of the Commission, with extended account of many compli- 
mentary notices the American and European press gave, through his efforts, 
of the Oregon Exhibit. 

To these gentlemen we attribute a great part of the success of (he Com- 
mission, and have always found them attentive and courteous. We here pub- 
licly thank them for their efficiency, and also Henry E. Dosch for paving the 
way in the preparation of our exhibits, securing space in the various buildings 
at the Fair, and assisting in the organization of this Commission, leading to 
ultimate success. 

At a meeting of the Commission, September 25, 1893, in view of the fact 
that each meeting caused an expense of nearly $800 for mileage and per diem, 
the following preamble and resolutions were adopted : — 

Whereas the World's Columbian Exposition is drawing to a close, 
creating thereby new conditions for the consideration of the Oregon World's 
Fair ( Commission ; and 

Whereas the conditions under which the rules were adopted governing 
the Executive Committee, and also the duties of tin; General Superintendent 
and subordinate Superintendents of the various departments at Chicago are 
inadequate to meet the demands and entail many important and weighty con- 
siderations for this Commission, the consideration of which would necessitate 
special meetings of the same that, from a financial and business point of view, 
would be justifiable ; and 

W uer'eas the Executive Committee have won the approbation of the 
Commission by their judicious and economical management of the affairs of 
of the Commission, and are preeminently qualified to act upon the questions 
which may arise from the above named conditions ; and 

Whereas the responsibilities of said Executive Committee are great and 
increasing ; be it 

Resolved, That for the best interest of the Exposition and the judicious and 
economical management of the finances at the disposal of this Commission, 
that the Executive Committee be and is hereby empowered and directed to 
take charge of all property and exhibits of the State of Oregon at the World's 
Columbian Exposition at Chicago, and to perform all other acts in connection 
therewith in conformity to the laws under which this Commission was created, 
and with a special care to the economical management of the same ; and be it 
further 

Iicaolved, That all rules of this Commission heretofore adopted that are 
in conflict with these resolutions and the spirit of the same are hereby amended 
and repealed. 

In accordance with said action, the Executive Committee of Oregon's 
World's Fair Commission make the above report, and forward herewith the 
individual reports of each Commissioner showing their acts and expenditures. 

There is unfinished business relating to the goods lost in transit from 
Chicago to Portland, where the owners have been satified by the Commission; 
unsettled claims exist for the same against the Oregon Railway A Navigation 



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Company amounting to $70 for the value of those goods, that we are assured 
will be paid in due time. When so paid the amounts recovered will be returned 
to the treasury. 

There is also a claim for $183, made by Miss Maud Allen for services, of 
greater amount than the committee felt authorized to audit. This is now 
pending in the courts. The General Superintendent, Dr. J. Guy Lewi-;, called 
the attention of the Commissioners to the fact that the amounts allowed for 
services at Chicago by the Superintendents were enormous, and recommended 
action to regulate the same. The majority of the Commission met in conference 
in June, 1893, and considered the recommendation of the General Superin- 
tendant as to reduction of salaries in all departments. The Chairman of 
the Executive Committee was instructed to go to Chicago and investigate 
these matters. After such investigation, the committee adopted a new scale 
of prices lor services and the employes were duly notified thereof. All save 
Miss Allen accepted such reduction, hence the suit in question. Enclosed are 
the letters from the Commission advising this course. 

There is also a claim made by Mrs. Emma G. White, who exhibited a 
ceramic picture entitled "The Christian Martj'r." In returning the same 
from Chicago, this work of art was injured, and she presented a claim for $500 
damagas. The committee not being versed in such work, submitted the claim 
to a committee of ladies, Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Aumhr — experts in such mat- 
ters — who, after investigation, reported the damage to the picture not more 
than $100. This sum was offered to Mrs. White and not accepted. Suit has 
been commenced against the President of the Commission for $640, which is 
now pending. 

Other claims for additional wages for services rendered wait the issue of the 
suit brought by Miss Maud Allen. 

We would therefore recommend that the Commissioners turn over to the 
State the sum of $16,000, retaining in their possession the sum of $2,280.69 
with which to meet the results of these different suits now pending as above 
mentioned, together with any costs that may be entailed in the defense of other 
suits that may be brought, or judgments rendered thereon. 

Your Commissioners would further recommend that the time mentioned 
in the original Act creating this Commission, and which is limited to February 
1, 1895, be extended a sufficient length of time to enable your Commissioners 
to fully settle and adjust any and all claims that may be brought or may arise 
against the Commission or any of its members ; that your Commissioners be 
given full power and authority to settle and pay off any and all just claims 
or judgments that may be rendered against them or against the Commission 
out of the money retained in their possession, as herein recommended, 
together with any and all expenses that may be incurred in connection there- 
with. 

Your Commissioners are informed by their attorneys that it may take until 
the next session of the Legislature before these suits are finally settled and 
adjusted, and we would therefore recommend that the time in which your 
Commissioners are required to make their final report be extended until the 
first day of February, 1897, and that they then be required to file their final 
report with the Secretary of State, as required by said Act. 
Respectfully submitted. 

GEO. T. MYERS, 
Chairman Executive Committee Oregon World's Fair Commission. 

Salem, January 28, 1895. 

Reports accompanying, viz. : 

W. F. Matlock Commissioner of Agriculture, etc. 

J. R. Cardwell ... Commissioner of Horticulture, etc. 

C. W. Ayers Commissioner of Mines, etc. 

Geo. T. Myers Commissioner of Fish, Manufacture, etc. 

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Mrs. Mary Payton .. Commissioner of Woman's Work 

Mrs. E. W. Alien Commissioner of Woman's Work 

E. B. McEIroy .__ Commissioner of Education, etc. 

Geo W. McBride.-- ..Com. of Civil Departments, including State and County 

('. B. Irvine Secretary of Commission 

Phil Metschan Treasurer of Commission 

Jay ( h\y Lewis Superintendent 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



To Hon. Geo. T. Myers, President of the Oregon World's Fair Commission — 

Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Oregon, en- 
titled "An Act to create a commission to provide for the display of Oregon's 
resources at the World's Columbian Exposition, to define its duties, and to ap- 
propriate money therefor," the Oregon World's Fair Commission was duly 
appointed by the Governor. The bill creating the Commission and appropriat- 
ing money for carrying out its purposes, provided that the Oregon World's 
Fair Commission should consist of six members: One from the State Board 
of Horticulture, one from the State Board of Agriculture, one from the State 
Board of Education, one from the State at large, representing the mining in- 
terests of the State, one representing the fishing interests, and one from the 
members of the Board of Lady Managers of the World's Columbian Exposi- 
tion residing in Oregon. The Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, 
and the members of the United States Board of Commissioners, appointed by 
the United States Government for the State of Oregon, were, by this Act, 
made ex officio members of the Commission. When Governor Peunoyer made 
his appointments he designated the third day of March, 1893, as the day to meet 
at the capitol in Salem, for the purpose of effecting organization and getting 
the work, already long delayed, started. At its first meeting the Commisison 
had the following composition : — 

Member from the Oregon State Board of Agriculture — W. F. Matlock, of 
Pendleton. 

Member from the Oregon State Board of Horticulture — R. D. Allen, of 
Silverton. 

Member from the Oregon State Board of Education — E. B. McElroy, of 
Salem. 

Member representing the mining interests — C. W. Ayers, of Ashland. 

Member representing the fishing interests — Geo. T. Myers, of Portland. 

Member from the Board of Lady Managers of the World's Columbian 
Exposition, residing in Oregon — Mrs. Mary Pay ton, until July 1st, and Mrs. 
E. W. Allen, from July 1, 1898. 

Henry Klippel and M. Wilkins, United States Commissioners ; and Gov- 
ernor Sylvester Pennoyer, Secretary of State Geo. W. McBride, and State 
Treasurer Phil Metschan, ex officio members of the Commission. 

At its first meeting, and even before organization, the Commission was 
confronted with two resignations — those of Governor Pennoyer as ex officio 
member, and Mr. Allen, representing the horticultural interests. In his own 
stead the Governor appointed Hon. J. A Wright, of Union, as representing 
the mining interests of Eastern Oregon. The vacancy in the horticultural 
department he filled by the appointment of Dr. J. R." Card well, of Portland. 
Thus constituted, the Commission was duly organized by the election of Geo. 
T. Myers as President and C. B, Irvine, of Salem, Secretary. At the first meet- 
ing of the Commission the decision was reached to make the Oregon exhibit 
at Chicago uuder the following headings: — 

Agriculture, Forestry, Forest Products, and Live Stock — W. F. Matlock, 
Commissioner. 



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Horticulture, including Floriculture and Viticulture- Dr. J. R. Cardwell 
Commissioner. ' 

Mines, Mining and Metallurgy — C. \Y. Ayers, Commissioner. 

Fishing and Fishing Apparatus, Manufactures, Electrical and Mechanical 
Inventions — Geo. T. Myers, Commissioner. 

Education, including Educational Exhibits, Special, General, Music, etc.— 
E. P>. McElroy, Commissioner. 

Civil Government, including State and County — Geo. W. McBride, Com- 
missioner. 

Woman's Work, comprising the Fine Arts, Household Economy and the 
pro iucts thereof — Mrs. Payton, Commissioner until July 1st, and Mrs. Allen 
alter that time and until the close of the Exposition. 

This classification was made in compliance with the provisions of the law 
creating the Commission, which stated that the Commission should classify 
and exhibit the resources of the State as nearly as might he under I 
headings. 

At the outset, the following rules and regulations were adopted by the 
Commission for the government of the Oregon World's Fair Commission, its 
superintendents and assistants, officers and employe's: 

RULE I. 

All meetings of the Commission shall be held at the capitol at Salem, 

Oregon. 

RULE II. 

The meetings of this Commission shall be held semi-annually, the first of 
which shall be on Friday, March 24, 1898, and said meetings to continue until 
the duties of this Commission terminate. Special meetings may be called at 
any time by the Executive Committee. 

rule in. 

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Forest Products, and Live 
Stock, shall be under the control and direction of W. F. Matlock. The Depart- 
ment of Horticulture, including Floriculture and Viticulture, shall be under 
the coutrol and direction of Dr. J. R. Cardwell. The Department of Mines, 
Mining and Metallurgy, shall be under the control and direction of 0. W. 
Ayers. The Department of Fishing and Fishing Apparatus, Manufactures, 
Electrical and Mechanical Inventions, shall be under the control and direction 
of George T. Myers. The Department of Woman's Work, comprising the 
Fine Arts, Household Economy, and products thereof, shall be under the con- 
trol and direction of Mrs. M. Payton until July 1, 1893, and under the control 
and direction of Mrs. E. W. Allen from July 1, 1883. The Department of 
Education, including Educational Exhibits, Literary, Special, General, Music, 
etc., shall be under the control and direction of E. B. McElroy. The Depart- 
ment of Civil Department, including State and County , shall be under the con- 
trol and direction of Geo. W. McBride. 

RULE IV. 

The Commissioners of each department, as enumerated in Rule III, shall 
have power to appoint their superintendents and assistants, but in no case 
shall the Commissioner himself be eligible as superintendent of his own or any 
department at Chicago. 

ruee v. 

Each Commissioner shall have the power to fix the compensation for his 
superintendents and assistants, but in no case shall said compensation exceed 
$5.00 per day. 



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RULE. VI. 

The following amounts are set aside for the use of the various depart- 
ments : 

Agricultural $12,000 00 

Horticultural = 7,500 00 

Mineral 6,000 00 

Educational 6,000 00 

Fishing 4,000 00 

Civil 4,000 00 

Wnmon , c /Mrs. Payton (until July 1, 1893) 2,500 00 

woman s__ | Mrs Allen (after Ju]y 1( 1893) 1>750 ()0 

RULE VII. 

The Secretary of this Commission shall be present at all meetings and 
keep a record of their proceedings, and shall also be at his office in the capitol 
and attend to all business appertaining to his office ; he shall be present at the 
shipping of all exhibits from Portland, and keep a complete record of the same. 
He'shall hold his position at the pleasure of the Executive Committee and shall 
receive for his services the sum of $100 per month for the first two months and 
$25 per month thereafter. 

RULE VIII. 

There shall be elected by this Commission, from among the superintend- 
ents, a general superintendent, who shall have charge of all exhibits and 
shall hold said office without additional compensation and shall make monthly 
reports to the Executive Committee of the progress and condition of the various 
departments. 

RULE IX. 

No payments shall be made out of said Commission's appropriation, 
except upon requisition of the heads of .the different departments, upon the 
proper vouchers duly audited by the Executive Committee, and upon warrants 
signed by the President and Secretary of the Commission. 

At a later meeting of the Commission the apportionment was increased to 
$8,000. 

An adjourned meeting of the Commission was held at Salem, on March 
25, 1893, at which time Dr. J. G. Lewis was elected General Superintendent to 
have charge of the exhibits at Chicago, and the following rules were adopted 
by the Commission, prescribing the duties of the General Superintendent : 

RULE I. 

If any superintendents or assistants of any of the departments are derelict 
in their duties, the General Superintendent shall have" power to correct the 
same, unless the Commissioner of such department is present, and in such case 
the Commissioner alone is responsible, but the same shall be at once reported 
to the Commissioner of that department and the Board of Commissioners. 

RULE II. 

The General Superintendent shall assist all the departments in securing 
necessary and reasonable privileges not contrary to the rules and regulations, 
such as extra water when needed, extra sanitary attention when space is not 
properly cleaned by the sweepers, and increased police or fire protection when 
the safety of property requires the same. 

RULE III. 

The General Superintendent shall see that freight and spacing privileges 
are afforded each department, such as the prompt delivery of all exhibits at 



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the Exposition grounds, and the delivery of the same al (heir r< 
departments at reasonable rates. 

RULE IV. 

If any of the departments are neglected by either the Exposition manage- 
ment or the police attendants, the same shall be reported to the General 

Superintendent, who will at one ask torn correction thereof. 

RULE v. 

The Genera] Superintendent will secure for the superintendents ol the 
various departments, their assistants and employes, permits or passes to enter 
and re-enter the Exposition as long as they are thus employed by the Com- 
missioners. 

RULE VI. 

The General Superintendent shall attend the meetings of the Board of 
State Commissioners at Chicago, ami cooperate with the same in all things 
that tend to advance t he interests of the State of Oregon, and he shall visit 
and consult with the several chiefs and superintendents of divisions, officers, 
agents, and committees appointed by the members of this Commission for the 
management of the several departments thereof. 

RULE vn. 

The General Superintendent shall make a monthly report to the Execu- 
tive Committee, outlining the condition of each department, the management 
of the same, unreasonable expenditures of money, if any, incapable superin- 
tendents or assistants, and advise changes for the improvement of the work of 
the Commission. 

huj.k VIII. 

The General Superintendent shall receive no additional compensation for 
his services l as General Superintendent,) other than that assured him by the 
Special Commissioners of the special department to which he has been ap- 
pointed, which compensation as fixed by law is not to exceed five dollars in 
all per day for the time he may serve as General Superintendent. 

RULK IX. 

The term of service for which said General Superintendent shall act shall 
not date beyond January 1, 1 894 r which term of service shall be at the discre- 
tion of the Oregon World's Fair Commissioners. 

RULE \. 

The General Superintendent shall provide for the proper distribution of 
all literature relative to the resources and. advantages of the State of Oregon 
that may be furnished him by the members of this Commission from time to 
time. 

RULE XI. 

The General Superintendent shall not incur auy indebtedness on account 
of any department, without the written authority of the Commissioner or 
chief of that department. 

The law creating this Commission and appropriating the sum of $60,000 
for carrying out its purposes, being a most carefully drawn and guarded 
enactment, left the Commissioners with their duties plainly outlined. Their 
work was, however, at the outset greatly hampered by the cautious wording 
of the law aud its strict construction by those to whom it had been referred. 



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No funds were available with which to carry on the work and all that could 
be done was for the active Commissioners to meet the necessary expenses in 
gathering the exhibits from their individual funds. This was, of course, a 
source of considerable annoyance to the members of the Commission and their 
Superintendents, but the work went on just as if there had been no stringency. 
At the adjourned meeting of the Commission, on March 25, 1893, a large" num- 
ber of bills were audited, and warrants draw n covering the amounts expended. 
At its first meeting the Commission had elected Mr. Matlock the third member 
of the Executive Committee to act in conjunction with the President of the 
Commission and the Secretary of State in the auditing of bills, etc. As the 
Board has decided to meet only semi-annually, it was thought that it would be 
best for the interests of the Commission for the Executive Committee to meet 
at Portland weekly. Accordingly, this committee held regular weekly meet- 
ings until the exhibits in the several departments had all been sent to Chicago, 
and the affairs of the Commission at home were in such a condition that they 
could be left. All demands had been met, and provision had been made for 
carrying out the plans as originally outlined. As the law provided that the 
Commissioners should receive no compensation for their services, it was at the 
outset decided that the Superintendents in the different department should be 
selected from without the Commission, none of the members of the Commis- 
sion having a disposition to take the work in hand themselves and devote six 
or eight months to the task without compensation for their services other than 
their necessary expenses in attending meetings within the State. As many 
Superintendents as it was deemed expedient to employ were named b} 7 the 
Commission, the acting commissioner of each department nominating his 
own superintendents and assistants. 

For the purpose of stimulating the people of Oregon to action, the follow- 
ing circular letter was sent from the office of the Secretary, at Salem, on 
March 10, 1893:— 

To the Citizens of Oregon : — 

The Oregon World's Fair Commission has been legally organized. Its 
officers, superintendents, assistants, and agents have been chosen, and they are 
now actively engaged in the preparation of an exhibit of the rich and varied re- 
sources of Oregon, to be placed before the eyes of the world in the several de- 
partment buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. As this 
World's Exposition opens shortly, no time time should be lost if we would be 
properly represented. Our State has been allotted ample spaces in the differ- 
ent department buildings, which this Commission has promised to fill, and 
which it hopes to occupy with honor to the State. And to make the labors of 
this Commission the more successful, which will add not only to the credit of 
the State, but to her every citizen, the free cooperation of each and every resi- 
dent is earnestly solicited. 

To this end, therefore, all persons who have prepared individual exhibits, 
all societies, organizations, or associations of any kind whatever that have pre- 
pared exhibits of any kind for the coming Exposition, are urged to at once 
place themselves in communication with the heads of the several departments, 
as organized by this Commission. This Commission desires to send to Chicago 
those things which will in any manner give a true representation of any of 
Oregon's resources, or add in any way to the attractiveness of the spaces 
allotted to Oregon in any of the Exposition buildings. 

The Oregon exhibit will be collected and displayed under the following 
headings : — 

The Department of Agriculture, forestry and Forest Products, and Live 
Stock, W. F. Matlock, Commissioner. The Department of Horticulture, in- 
cluding Floriculture and Viticulture, Dr. J. R. Card well, Commissioner. The 
Department of Mines, Mining, and Metallurgy, 0. W. Ayers, Commissioner. 



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Thja Department of Fishing and Fishing Apparatus, Manufactures, Electrical 
and Mechanical Inventions, George T. Myers, Commissioner. The Department 
of Woman's Work, comprising the Fine Arts, Household Economy, and prod- 
ucts thereof, Mrs. Mary Pay ton, Commissioner until .July 1, 1893, and Mrs. 
E. \Y. Allen, Commissioner from J uly 1, 1893. The Department of Education, 
including Educational Exhibits, Literary, Special, General, Music, etc., E. B. 
McElroy, Commissioner. The Department of Civil Government, including 
State and County, George W. McBride, Commissioner. 

Persons wishing to make exhibits in any of the departments enumerated, 
will please communicate with the superintendents of the departments in 
which they wish to make entries. 

Mrs. Mary Payton, Commissioner of the Woman's Department, issued the 
following letter from Salem, on March 20, 1893: — 

To the Women of Oregon: — 

The Woman's Department of the Oregon World's Fair Commission is now 
advancing the work as rapidly as possible, and as the time for collecting the 
exhibit to be made at the World's Columbian Exposition is limited, all persons 
interested in seeming a creditable display in the line of the work of Oregon 
women are earnestly urged to lend their assistance and cooperation in accom- 
plishing this result. To this end, those who possess articles coming within 
this department are requested to place themselves at once in communication 
with the Superintendent. 

The women's exhibit at ( !hicago is intended to be an inspiration of woman's 
genius, showing the evolution and progress of women's industries from the 
earliest times to the present. It is desired that Oregon shall have a representa- 
tive exhibit in this department, comprising the work of women in the fine 
arts, household economy, and the products thereof, charitable and philan- 
thropic work inaugurated and carried on by women, books written by women, 
tine needle and fancy work, curios and rare specimens collected by women, 
and their work in all the varied occupations in which they are engaged ; also 
as far as possible, statistics as to the amount of women's work, whether wholly 
or in part, that enters into every exhibit and interesting data concerning the 
same. 

The Commissioners of this department have already done much in this 
direction, and have now ready for shipment many articles going to make up a 
creditable exhibit. With the assurance of the Presidehtof the Oregon World's 
Frir Commission from Chicago as to space, and with the prompt cooperation 
of all interested in this work, we hope to be able, even at this late date, to 
secure a grand representation of women's work in Oregon, by filling the spaces 
allotted in the different department buildings. 

Persons wishing to make exhibts in this department will please communi- 
cate immediately with the Superintendent, Mrs. Mary J. Train, Albany, 
Oregon, and thereby assist in hastening the work forward. 

The following superintendents and assistants were appointed by the active 
Commissioners to have charge of the exhibits in the several departments: 

Agriculture — W. H. Savage, Salem, [Superintendent; W. N. Matlock, 
Pendleton, Assistant. 

Forestry — A. F. Miller, Sellwood, Superintendent; A. J. Johnson, 
Astoria, Assistant. 

Horticulture — J. (i. Lewis, Sparta, Superintendent; PI. P. Black, Salem, 
Assistant; herbarium— P. V. Drake, Portland. 

Educational — P W. Pratt, Portland, Superintendent; C. W. Roby, Port- 
land, Assistant. 

Mining — P. IP Rowe, The Dalle-, Superintendent; A. W. Miller, Port- 
land, Assistant. . 



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Fisheries — C. Timmons, Astoria, Superintendent; Mrs. J. G. Lewis, 
Sparta, Assistant. 

Woman's — (Mrs. Payton ) — Mrs. S. S. Train, Albany, Superintendent; 
Miss Ada Breyman, Salem, Assistant. ( Mrs. Allen ) — Miss Maud Allen, Port- 
land, Superintendent. 

And with a few minor changes from time to time the several exhibits of 
Oregon at Chicago were under the direction and management of the superin- 
tendents and assistants here named. 

The Commission held its second regular semi-annual meeting at the office 
of the Secretary in the capitol at Salem on Monday, September 25, 1893. The 
Executive Committee, through Geo. T. Myers, its Chairman, made the fol- 
lowing report, which was adopted :— 

REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

To the Oregon World's Fair Commission — 

Gentlemen : Your Executive Committee beg leave to report and recom- 
mend as follows : We have audited and ordered paid the bills of the Commis- 
sion as per the Secretary's report, and certified by the several Commissioners 
of the different departments, as prescribed by the rules governing the Coin- 
mission. 

We have made investigation of the workings of the Oregon Commission 
at the World's Fair in Chicago, and find that Oregon, in our different depart- 
ments, is making a very creditable exhibit — in fact, exceeding many of the 
older States. In some of the departments, owing principally to haste occa- 
sioned by the National Board of the Columbian Exposition notifying this' 
Commission that without the products for exhibit were on the ground by a 
certain date in April they would not be admitted, to get there in time occa- 
sioned greater cost than otherwise would have been if we had had more time. 

The Superintendents having charge of our exhibits have been faithful and 
attentive to their duties, under the general superintendency of Dr. J. Guy 
Lewis, who has been very faithful and successful in getting the State of Oregon 
well advertised for her products ; and we believe, by the exertions of our 
superintendents, that a great immigration will be attracted to the State. 

We regret, owing to the illness of one of the Executive Committee, — Hon. 
Geo. W. McBride, whose wise counsel we missed in our deliberations, — that 
the business of the committee has been altogether transacted by Messrs. 
Myers and Matlock. 

The conditions under which the rules governing the Commission and the 
duties of the General Superintendent were designated to meet, have passed ; 
and therefore, as the responsibilities of the Executive Committee are greater 
than any of the Commissioners, we deem it would be for the best interests and 
economy of the Commission that the rules and regulations adopted for the 
government of the Oregon World's Fair Commission, the superintendents and 
assistants, officers, and employes be rescinded, and the Executive Committee 
be fully empowered to settle all unfinished business accruing under the former 
rules, and take charge of all property belonging to the State, and employ 
assistants at salaries and wages that they may deem best, not exceeding what 
the law prescribes; and, at the expiration of the World's Fair, to have the 
exhibits that are to be returned to the State packed up aud sent back. We 
deem it best to advise this, as it will be more expeditious, besides will be 
attended with less cost. 

It being the unanimous sense of the Commission that the recommenda- 
tions embodied in the report of the Executive Committee be adopted, the fol- 
lowing resolutions were passed unanimously : — 

Whereas the World's Columbian Exposition is drawing to a close, 

creating thereby new conditions for the consideration of the Oregon World's 
fair Commission; and 



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Whereas the conditions under which the rules were adopted governing 
the Executive Committee and also the duties of the General 8uperintendent 
and the subordinate Superintendents of the various departments at Chicago 
are inadequate to meet the demands and entail many important and weighty 
considerations for this Commission, the consideration of which would necessi- 
tate special meetings of the same that from n financial and business point of 
view would not be justifiable; and 

Whereas the Executive Committee have won the approbation of the 
Commission by their judicious and economical management of the affairs of 
the Commission, and' are preeminently qualified bo act upon the questions 
which may arise from the aoove-named conditions; and 

Whereas the responsibilities of said Executive Committee arc great and 
increasing ; be it 

Resolv <(, That for the best interests of the Exposition and the judicious 
and economical management of the finances at the disposal of this Commis- 
sion, that the Executive Committee be and is hereby empowered and directed 
to take charge of all property and exhibits of the State of Oregon at the 
World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and to perform all other acts in 
connection therewith in conformity to the laws under which this Commission 
was created and with a special care to the economical management of the 
same ; and be it further 

Resolved, That all rules of this Commission heretofore adopted thai are 
in conflict with these resolutions and the spirit of the same he and t he same 
are hereby amended and repealed. 

At this meeting of the Commission the Secretary in his report said in con- 
nection with the semi-annual financial statement: — 

"The several Oregon departments at Chicago have their exhibits arranged 
very attractively, and there is, in my opinion, no reason to doubt hut the dis- 
play being made will prove of vast benefit to Oregon by diiecting home-hunters 
and investors to our lands. Thousands of pamphlets descriptive of our State's 
resources are being handed to those who make inquiry, while all requests for 
information regarding the industries or resources of the State are always fully 
and cheerfully answered by the employes of the Commission in attendance upon 
the exhibits. Our displays are spoken of in terms of highest praise by the pi ess 
of the entire country. Not only t hat, but the exhibit made at Chicago by Oregon 
is attracting the attention of the people of the world to a rich State, of whose 
wealth they knew but little before. Our Commission has most creditable exhibits 
in the buildings devoted to forestry, agriculture, horticulture, mining, and fish- 
ing. The educational exhibit in the building of liberal arts is attractive. The 
woman's department has also an exhibit scattered throughout the building 
devoted to woman's work. The civil department attended no exhibit. The 
employes of the Commission at Chicago have, almost without exception, 
labored industriously in the interest of Oregon, and they have accomplished 
far more than could have been expected, considering the time given them in 
which to collect and forward their exhibits to Chicago." 

Among the books and pamphlets spoken of as having been distributed to 
inquirers were many thousand copies of the " Resources of Oregon," which 
were supplied by the Secretary of State in compliance with the joint resolu- 
tion of the Legislative Assembly of 1891, which provided for the publication of 
this volume for this purpose. Many hundred thousand samples of Oregon 
wheat and oats were also distributed, being sealed in packages labeled "Oregon 
Wheat," or " Oregon Oats, "as the case might be. 

The Executive Committee met at Salem, September 25, 1893, and ordered 
that thereafter all meetings of the Commission and of the Executive Com- 
mittee be held at the office of the Executive Committee in Portland. 

That Oregon fared well at the Exposition none will gainsay, but that much 
more good could have been accomplished had the State been represented in the 
National Board by active men who had sufficient interest and pride in tie' 



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Welfare of their State to be present at the deliberations of that body all will 
admit who are in any wise familiar with the mode of conducting great exposi- 
tions. During the Fair, Oregon had no one to champion her cause in the council 
of administration, hence none of our male citizens were appointed to member- 
ship on any of the numerous committees of award in the several departments. 
Jiy dint of hard labor on the part of Dr. Jay Guy Lewis, General Superintend- 
ent, and the attaches of the Commission at Chicago, an honorary appointment 
was secured for Hon. Geo. T. Myers on the jury of awards in the fisheries de- 
partment, and, through the efforts of Mrs. Pay ton, Mrs. R. S. Wallace was 
appointed one of the jurors of award in the horticultural department. But if 
Oregon was not successful in securing jurors, she received generous treatment 
at the hands of the jurors, as appears in the report later on, and for our great 
success much credit is due the faithful General Superintendent. 

FINANCIAL. 

Appropriation $ 60,000 00 

Rebates and sales 797 54 

Total $ 60,797 54 

Warrants drawn $ 42,516~s5 

Balance 18,280 68 

Total $ 60, 797 54 

From the foregoing it will be seen there is an unexpended balance of 
$18,280.69 in the hands of the State Treasurer, in whose report will be found a 
complete summary of all warrants drawn by order of the Commission, or its 
Executive, upon its Treasurer, and in whose favor drawn. 



REPORT OF COMMISSIONER ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 



Hon. (ieo. T. Myers, President of the OregonWorloV s Fair Commission — 

Dear Sir: I have the honor herewith to submit for your consideration 
my report as Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, as a member of the 

Oregon World's Fair Commission. 

Immediately after the organization of the Commission, I secured the serv- 
ices of YV. H. Savage, of Salem, as my Superintendent of Agriculture, assisted 
by W. N. Matlock, of Pendleton, and appointed A. F. Miller, of Selhvood, 
Superintendent of Forestry, assisted by A. J. .Johnson, of Astoria. It being 
the mouth of March, which is the most inopportune time to collect agricult- 
ural exhibits, and the wagon roads being almost impassable in the interior, it 
was difficult to remove from the dense forests large sections of timber and 
other forestry exhibits, and as but a little over thirty days could be allowed to 
get ready an exhibit representing the extent and superiority of the products of 
our State coming under my department, the undertaking was neither a pleas- 
ant nor an easy one. The work was commenced, and through the wisdom 
and energy of my superintendents, assisted by enterprising citizens of our 
State, the eighth day of April saw six carloads of agricultural and forestry 
products on the way to Chicago. Through the delay of the contractors who 
had the building of the pavilion in which to display the agricultural products 
of the State, it was the first days of June before the exhibit was properly in- 
stalled. That Oregon agricultural products ranked high is evidenced bj T the 
many favorable notices given us, unasked and unpaid for, in the newspapers 
of the world, and the number of medale awarded after thorough examination 
by the jurors appointed for that purpose. The exhibit embraced about two 
hundred bushels of shelled grain, displayed in ornamental sacks and cut 
glass jars, tastefully arranged under arbors composed of grains and grasses of 
all varieties, festooned with hop and native vines, properly labeled and de- 
scribed. No State in the Union exhibited grains and grasses equal to those of 
Oregon, the exhibit of M. Wilkins, of Coburg, embracing within itself two 
hundred varieties of wheat, and that of George Belshaw, one hundred and 
fifty varieties. The Oregon products were shown in the straw as it came from 
the field, and the forage plants were of such superior excellence that the 
people were universally loud in their praises of the grains and grasses from the 
State. Samples of our grains, put" up in ounce packages, were distributed 
free to the agricultural classes, and by them were prized very highly, and will 
keep the name of Oregon fresh in the minds of those who took to their homes 
these samples, 'and now have to show Oregon grains produced in their own 
gardens. Eight samples of flour from different sections of our State, made 
from eight varieties of wheat, comprised one of the most attractive features of 
the exhibit, and several medals were awarded the millers of our State, which 
must be most gratifying to the agricultural classes. The exhibit of potatoes 
from the State Agricultural College at Corvallis, embracing two hundred cor- 
rectly named varieties, was far in advance of the potato exhibits made by any 
other State, and speaks volumes for the experimental work done by that col- 
lege. The vegetable exhibit made by the State Board of Agriculture was 
admired by all visitors, and did much to prove the richness of our soil and the 
adaptability of our climate for the production of large crops of the very best 



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Vegetables grown in the world. The display of grasses from H. W Cottle of 
Salem, was very complete, and taken with the grains and grasses from other 
portions of the State made an exhibit long to he remembered by all who 
visited the Oregon Agricultural Department at the World's Fair The O 
Dickenson Seed Company, of Salem, furnished the department large quan- 
tities of garden seeds for gratuitous distribution, and the complimentary 
letters received relative to the superiority of the Oregon onion known as the 
\ellow Danvers must be very encouraging to the gentlemen of this enterpris- 
ing firm. An interesting feature of the exhibit was the display of C B 
Burkhart, of Albany, showing flax in straw and in the different forms of 
manufacture which recalled to the memory of old people the days of the 
heckle, flax brake, spinning wheel, and loom. The display of wool by C. Cun- 
ningham, of Pendleton, was very attractive, the fleece from one sheep weigh- 
ing forty -two pounds at shearing time, and this, with the long wool exhibitV 
R, Scott, of Milwaukie, and the Angora wool exhibit by George Hovenden, of 
Hubbard, fully demonstrates the superiority of our climate and bunchgrass 
lands for the successful raising of sheep. The interest taken in the agricult- 
ural and forestry exhibit by the home-seeker and capitalist convinces the 
Commissioner that the objects and aims of the great Columbian Exposition 
were not only complete in its educational features, in binding together more 
firmly the sisterhood of States, but in the case of Oregon, with her millions of 
acres of undeveloped agricultural lands, capable of affording homes for thous- 
ands of people, together with her vast forests of valuable woods, offering to 
the capitalist a new field for the safe and successful investment of his money 
must prove of great value to the citizens of our State, and benefit generally 
the homeseeker of the world. & *> 

I extend my thanks to the following gentlemen, who kindly furnished 
agricultural products for exhibit: F. and M. S. Durbin, HowellPrairie • M 
Wilkins, Coburg; Ed La Fave, Pendleton ; Hamilton & Roork, Pendleton'; 
D. Byers, Pendleton; George Belshaw, Eugene; John Allison, Dayton; W. L 
Smieral, Aumsville; Kratz & Kiernan, McMinnville; George W Olds' 
McMinnville; J. C Bauer, Salem; Gardner Bros., Stay ton; Ladd & Reed,' 
Broadmeads; H. W .Cottle, Salem; Mort Savage, Salem; O. Dickenson Seed 
M^ alem ; A - N - Moores Salem; Samuel H. Holt, Medford; David Stout, 
McMinnville; Seth Richardson, Pendleton; State Agricultural College, Cor- 
vallis; State Board of Agriculture, Salem; C. B. Burkhardt, Albany; George 
Hovenden Hubbard; R. Scott, Milwaukie; Geo. W. Moody, New Bridge- 
Bridge ' Bri ^ge; Joseph Beck, New Bridge; John Fraser, New 

In the Department of Agriculture the State of Oregon and individual 
exhibitors received thirty-four ( 34 ) medals of award and diplomas of honorable 
mention for the superiority of their products exhibited and the Forestry 
Department received six (6) medals of award and diplomas, the State award 
showing the highest possible degree of merit in the following Jauaua^e • "An 
instructive comprehensive, and collective exhibit of commercial' woods 
rJ^n t0 the f¥ e ° f 0i ; e S° n -': T »e Young's River Pulp Mill, of Astoria! 
leteived an award for mechanical wood pulp for the manufacture of paper 
from spruce wood being the only exhibit of wood pulp at the World's Fair 
manufactured without the use of chemicals. 

In the forestry display at the World's Fair was exhibited every varietv 
°i wood native to our State, properly classified and labeled, and it is the aim 
of the Commissioner to make this catalogue the most complete list of the 
Oregon Forestry now published. 

vslJhfp^SSS 8 - 1 ^ 88 ° f the J a . ci ?? C , C , oast ar6 among the most beautiful and 
« ?h t % i • T ° gl 7 e , a detailed description of each would require an 

fhul 1 nL* e Z eml P o ge , S ' . , A ff w n ° tes warding the principal varieties are all 
mtniSl? V P f obab] y th ere is no country on the globe in which a more 
magnificent, extensive, and varied forest is found than in Oregon. It has ex- 
cited the wonder and admiration of the scientists, the pleasure-seekers, and the 



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lumbermen of tbe world. Vast quantities of seeds are collected annually from 
these varieties of Oregon trees for the United States Forestry Division in 
Washington, D. C, and for Germany, France, Rngland, Prussia, Spain, Aus- 
tralia, and neighboring islands, who have already learned of the great value of 
our magnificent forests. 

Twenty-five thousand square miles of the mountain and coasl lauds of 
Oregon are covered with a growth of timber so immense that, if it was worked 
up in cord wood, the ground would not give room for it. These 16,000,000 acres 
of forest will yield from 50,000 to 200»000 feet per acre. So far as. the present 
generation is coucerned the supply is inexhaustible, assuring the continuance 
of a great industry which must soon grow to larger dimensions. There are 
billions upon billions of feet of lumber, equal to the best product of any other 
country, ready whenever it is wanted. The output of logs is no\v about 
200,000,000 feet annually. The timber supply, as stated above, is practically 
unlimited, and the market is the world. The yellow fir has been sent across 
the ocean to the shipyards of Europe, because the French expert at Toulon 
dockyards reported it, after the severest test known, to be the strongest timber 
ever tested. The English shipbuilders report is: " We have tested all the 
woods of the world and find the yellow fir best. A stick of this wood an 
inch square resisted 2,000 pounds, while other woods broke at 1,500 and 1,000 
pounds pressure, and made square breaks. When, finally, the yellow fir did 
part, it broke in long rents." The yellow fir often measures 250 to 300 feet in 
height, with trunks twelve feet in diameter are of common occurrence. It 
is very valuable for masts and spars for its dimension and superior qualities 
of strength, length, lightness, and absence of knots. They may be bent and 
twisted several times in the contrary direction without breaking. 

yellow i-'iu ob douglas fir I Pmedotsuga texifolia). 

This is the king of trees. A large section of this magnificent and valuable 
timber tree was exhibited at the World's Fair. The lumber of this tree has no 
equal for great length and strength. The yellow fir is one of tbe grandest 
trees on tins continent and one of the most important to commerce. Its great 
abundance and rapid growth insures a long continued supply. It is wanted 
all over the world. 

tide j, and sprin E i Picea stichensis i. 

Tbe greatest log section of wood that was exhibited at the World's Fair in 
one solid piece of wood was the tide land spruce. A cut ten feet in diam- 
eter was taken twenty-live feet from the butt of the tree. This section of wood 
was a wonderful attraction to the people that visited the Forestry Building. 
The lumber of the spruce is first class and makes the best paper pulp of any 
variety of wood. 

WEEPING SPRUCE [lie a breweHana). 

A rare and beautiful tree recently discovered in the Siskiyou Mountains. 
Long weeping branches. One of the finest evergreens known. 

mt. hood spruce (Picea engelmanii). 

A tall spruce growing on high elevation. Wood hard and tough. 

black spruce {Picea mariana). 

East of the Cascades in the Blue-mountain country. A small timber tree. 

sila'ER or lovely fir ( Abies amabilis). 

This is a wonderously beautiful tree of the largest size. Has silvery green 
foliage, large upright purple cones. Reaches a height of over two hundred 
feet. The wood is soft and white. It is valuable for many purposes. 



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NOBLE FIR, SOMETIMES CALLED LARCH ( Abies nobllis). 

This is indeed a noble tree. The most beautiful of all the fir family. The 
tree is straight as an arrow, with its smooth, light colored bark. Foliage a sil- 
very blue. Large cones that stand upright. It can be easily identified. The 
lumber is first class for inside finishing. Very valuable. It is easily worked. 
Wood soft and white. Abundant on all high elevations along the summit of 
the Cascades. As an ornamental tree it cannot be equaled. 

white fir (Abies xjrandis >. 

Large and very tall tree with dark green foliage. Wood light colored. 
Bark grayish white. A grand ornamental tree. 

MOUNTAIN WHITE FIR ( AMeS lowlanci ). 

Not so tall as the Grandis ; leaves whitish underside ; very fragrant ; 
wood hard and tough. 

sub alpine fir (Alien lasiocarpa), 

Rare on high peaks in the Cascades ; a tall and slender tree ; very straight ; 
dark green foliage ; beautiful ornamental tree. 

magnificent fir (Abies magnified). 

Resembles the A. nobllis, but the cones are the largest of the genus; 
leaves silvery blue. It is found in the Siskiyous. 

great SUGAR PINE (Pinus lambertiana ) . 

Is the most beautiful pine known, whether in youth or old age. Young 
trees are very symmetrical, and have a decidedly trim appearance. Old trees 
are strikingly picturesque, with their long branches and immense sized cones 
depending therefrom. The cones sometimes are eighteen inches long, and are 
of great ornamental beauty. The sugar pine is the most valuable lumber tree 
on the Pacific Coast. The wood is white, very soft and easily worked, and 
does not check or warp. It is also highly scented. A very delicious sugar 
exudes from the tree. It makes a beautiful lawn or shade tree. Foliage, silvery 
green in color. These are the largest pines known. Trees sometimes found 
ten feet in diameter, three hundred feet high. The seed or nut of this pine is 
edible and very delicious. > 

WHITE PINE OR LITTLE SUGAR PINE ( Pin LIU monticola). 

This tree and wood resembles the white pine of the East. It is found in 
the Cascades. Very tall and symmetrical tree ; cone six to twelve inches long. 
Very valuable for lumber, the same as the white pine of the Eastern States. 

alpine white pine (Pinus strobiformis; variety, Mlmima). 

A small variety of white pine in Southern Oregon at high elevation. 

MT. HOOD NUT PINE (PillUS eilbccaulis ). 

A small pine. Edible pine nuts. White bark. A beautiful ornamental 
tree. 

black pine (Pinus contarta). 

This is abundant along the coast. This pine is of little value for lumber. 
As an ornament tree it is very fine. 



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LODGE POLE PINE i PinUS III II ITl/d 11(1 ). 

• Tall Blender tree, found on the east side of the Cascades. Wood tough and 
light. Abundant in Blue Mountains. 

prickly com-: pine i Pinus muricata ). 

A small variety of black pine near Mt. Hood, but of no value for lumber; 
only as an ornamental for landscape gardening. 

knob com-: pine (Pinus tuber eyb'ata). 

These cones remain on the trees for an indefinite number of years. It is 
very remarkable for its habit. The cones hardly ever open of their Own accord. 

oreuon yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa i. 

This pine nourishes all over Oregon. This famous lumber tree of Oregon 
mountains is a cosmopolitan in character and flourishes in all climates and 
elevations, but reaches its greatest perfection at about 4,000 feet above the sea 
level, being a rapid and beautiful grower and extremely hardy. Good market- 
able timber in and out of Oregon is made from this pine. The supply of this 
timber is very great in Eastern Oregon. 

WILLAMETTE VALLEY FOOTHILL PINE ( /'inns h, nt Iiamiium ; variety, yellow 

pine i. 

Bark, black. Wood not as valuable as the Ponderosa. Very long foliage 
of great beauty. 

redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). 

Found on the southwestern coast of Oregon. This is the mammoth lumber 
tree of California. It rises to a height of 300 feet and sometimes has a circum- 
ference of sixty feet. The wood is dark red, rather light and brittle, but ex- 
ceedingly durable. It makes valuable lumber. 

white on port orford cedar ( Chamoscyparis Lawsoniana). 

This cedar is the highest priced cedar. All the lumber of the white cedar 
is most valuable. The wood is cream white, with a satin polish and a spicy 
fragrance. The wood is strong and very fine grained. As a tree for landscape 
gardening it is the finest cedar in the world. It is easily transplanted and will 
grow in a wide range of climate and will teach any one to love a tree. 

ALASKA CEDAR OP YELLOW CEDAR ( ClxiiiKCCt/paris NutkcBRSlS). 

This cedar is found near Mt. Hood. The wood is creamy yellow, very 
hard and strong, and takes a line polish. Very valuable for fancy-work. 

YELLOW OR RED CEDAR I Thnija <ji</<tut<<t ). 

This tree was exhibited by a large section of a log, also a plank three and 
one half feet wide. The Thuya gigantea is the largest cedar known. It is 
found twenty-two feet in diameter, two hundred feet high. It is the most 
durable wood known, it is easily worked. As finishing lumber it is highly 
prized for its lightness and is valuable for shingles. It is almost everlasting 
and is abundant all over Oregon. 

red cedar op incense cedar (Libociderus deaurrens). 

Very abundant in Southern Oregon. Valuable for lumber and for posts. 
Very durable. It is beautiful as an ornamental tree. It has flattened fan like 
foliage of a light green color and a delightful fragrance. 



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western hemlock ( Tsuga maiensiana). 

This tree makes fine lumber, but is not cut at present for that purpose. It 
is the principal material used for tanning. Many analyses appear to have 
established the fact that the hemlock bark of the Pacific Coast is richer in tan- 
ning than the hemlock of the Eastern States. 

alpine hemlock ( Tsuga pattoniana). 

This is the most beautiful of all evergreens. Compact habit, with long 
purple cones. A medicinal tree. It transplants easily. Very rare for land- 
scape or park planting. It will flourish in any climate or at any elevation, 
from the seashore to the snow line of Mt. Hood. 

Oregon yew ( Taxus brevifolia). 

Has a dense, durable wood, dark red color, and is very fine and hard 
grained. Will polish like glass. It is found along the streams all over Oregon. 
Very valuable for posts. It is said that posts made of this yew will last fifty 
years in the ground. 

the western larch (Larix occidentalis ). 

A grand and beautiful tree, and valuable for lumber. Fine and strong- 
grained wood. Brown in color. It is at home from the east slope of the Cas- 
cades and abundant in the Blue -Mountains. It is a deciduous tree and very 
ornamental. 

YELLOW LARCH (Lci/'ix UjOdlU). 

Same as Larix occidental is, except the bark is yellow and the wood fine 
and lighter color. 

western juniper [Juniperus occidentalis). 

Is very abundant in Eastern Oregon. Some of these trees are very large, 
from one to five feet in diameter, fifty feet in height. The wood is very hard 
and fine grained. It takes a beautiful polish. It resembles the red cedar of 
the Eastern States, the Juniperus Virginiana. 

THE CREEPING JUNIPER ( JunipCrUs COriDllUnia). 

A beautiful ornamental variety. This plant is often seen in the mountains, 
one plant growing over one hundred fee* square. 

white oak ( Quercus garryana). 

A beautiful oak. It is found all over west of the Cascades from the Colum- 
bia River to Southern Oregon. This timber is good as the Eastern oak. It is 
said to be shipped to San Francisco and returned to Oregon as Eastern oak for 
our wagon builders. 

black oak ( Quercus Kcdlogii). 

This handsome oak is found abundantly in Southern Oregon, but its tim- 
ber is not as good as the white oak. 

live oak ( Quercus chrysolepsis). 

A small, evergreen oak, two feet in diameter. Wood very strong and hard . 
Used in the manufacture of agricultural implements. The bark is valuable 
for tanning. 

evergreen oak {Quercus sadleriana). 

From the Siskiyous. Was formerly used for pack saddles. 
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scrub oak ( Quercus cerstictiana). 

A small scrub oak. Southern Oregon. 

trailing oak ( Quercus gilberti \ 

Southern Oregon. 

live \m> TANBARK oak' ( Quercus agrifolia). 

Southern Oregon. 

chencapin ok evergreen chestnut ( Castenopsis chrysophylla ). 

A beautiful tree. Golden green foliage. Wood very strong. Very valua- 
ble. The nuts are edible. 

Oregon ash ( Fraxinus Oregana \. 

This ash is abundant all over Western Oregon. It is said by wagon makers 

t<» be better than the Eastern ash. In Southern Oregon the trees are very 
large, tall, and beautiful. A very valuable tree for furniture and inside finish- 
ing, and the lumber is excellent for inlaid flooring. 

small mountain ash i Fraxinus depettela). 

Wood is tine and tough grained. It is as strong as hickory. 

mountain ash | Pyrus ocddentalis). 

A small tree found on high elevations. A beautiful ornamental tree 
loaded with red berries. Wood strong and tough. 

Oregon broad-leaved maple ( Acer maceophyllum). 

The wood of this tree is dense and handsome, polishing well, with rich 
varieties of grain for fancy furniture. It is a valuable material. As an orna- 
mental it is of great beauty. It is of rapid growth and has lovely foliage. It 
grows abundantly all over Western Oregon. 

vine maple i Acer eircinaturn ). 

A small beautiful maple, light green leaves, green bark. In the fall the 
foliage turns blood red, yellow and pink. For foliage it has no equal. Wood 
is very strong and tough, and can be used for barrel hoops or anything that 
requires great strength. 

great TOOTHED maple ( Acer grandidentum |. 

Southern Oregon. A small tree with lovely foliage. 

OREGON MYRTLE ( Oreodaphne californica). 

One of the most beautiful laurels in cultivation. The leaves have a frag- 
rant or pungent odor. This tree grows very large. The wood is the very fin- 
est cabinet wood that can be found in America. The colors are from white to 
green, brown and black. It takes a most beautiful polish. In this respect it 
has no equal. As an ornamental tree it is very attractive with its dark green 
leaves and j-ellow flowers in the spring, and purple brown fruit in the fall. 
Tt is of rare value to any landscape. 

Oregon laurel OB .MADKo.vA ( Arbutus menziemi ). 

Hark reddish brown, leaves large, glossy green ; wood brown, hard and 
takes a fine polish. Excellent for cabinet and fancy-work. 



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OREGON AT, PER, ( AlniCS or eg ana ). 

Is abundant all over the coast. A plank of this tree was exhibited at the 
World's Fair four feet wide. This attracted the cabinetmakers. The wood is 
used in cabinet shops and is highly prized for inside work, such as drawers, etc. 

mountain alder ( Alnus rhombefolia). 

Smaller tree, wood very red. 

birch ( Betula occidental Is). 

A small tree, wood very tough, a fine ornamental tree. Is found along 
streams east of the Cascades. 

Cottonwood ( Populus trichorpa ). 

This tree is abundant along the rivers in Oregon. A plank of this variety 
was exhibited at the World's Fair, seven feet wide. The wood is soft and its 
fibre silky. Good paper is made and first-class excelsior. 

balsam cottonwood ( Populus balsamifera). 

Also a large tree. 

quaking asp { Populus tremuloides). 

Has white green bark. Found on high elevated streams. Abundant in 
the Blue Mountains. 

dogwood ( Comas nuttallii). 

A grand ornamental tree. Large white flowers of great beauty when in 
full bloom. Wood pinkish white. Polishes well. Valuable for fancy cabinet 
work. 

red dogwood ( Comas pubescent). 

A small dogwood with red bark, wood white. 

black willow ( Salix nigra). 
Thick black bark, wood hard. Found in Eastern Oregon. 

LONG LEAVED WILLOW (Scilix longifolia). 

Southern Oregon. 

bayberry or wax myrtle ( Myrica calif ornica ) . 

All along the coast of Oregon. Small evergreen willow-looking plant. 
Leaves thick, light green, small brown berries. 

SMALLER WOOD GROWTH SUCH AS RED ELDER ( SambUGUS racemosa ). 

Red berries in the summer. 

blue elder ( Sambucus glauca). 

This variety is very large. One section was exhibited that was twenty 
inches in diameter. 

YELLOW ELDER. 

This is a new variety not yet named. Fruit is light yellow. 



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filbert or hazel ( CoryluA roatrata i 

It grows everywhere in the mountains and valleys, sometimes to a small 
tree ten inches in diameter and forty feet high. 

salal ( GaultheHa rnyrsinitvs >. 

Small tree or shrub. An evergreen bearing an acid, edible berry. 

orkgon grape ( Berberis aquifolium ). 

A suberb and elegant ornamental shrub, evergreen, and bears purplish ber- 
ries. A great medicinal shrub. 

Berberis nervosa — A smaller variety. 

HAWTHORNE ( Crataegus sanguinea ). 

A lovely ornamental tree. Wood valuable, very strong and tough. 

crab apple ( Pirus Hvularis ). 

Fruit small, wood very strong. Is found all over the coast. 

service-berry ( Amelanchier alnifolius ). 

This yields an abundance of berries, which are largel.y employed as food 
by the Indians. 

wild plum (Prunus subcor data). 

A small fruiting tree; grows along mountain streams. Edible fruit. 

choke cherry ( Prunus demissa ). 

Bark medicinal ; wood valuable. 

OREGON WILD CHERRY ( PrunUS mollis ). . . 

A tall tree, very ornamental; bark medicinal; wood beautiful. 

sumac ( Rhus integri folia). 

Wood yellow; bark reddish. Bark and wood medicinal and used for tan- 
ning. The red berries of this species are used by the Indians to make a cooling 
acid drink. 

hackberry ( Celtis occidentalis). 

This tree is found in Eastern Oregon. The wood is white and very hard. 

red-bud judas tree ( Cercis occidentalis). 

This is indeed the most beautiful flowering shrub of this country. In the 
spring it is covered with pinkish colored flowers. 

barberry ( Rhamnus purshiana ). 

This is abundant all over the coast. It grows to a beautiful tree witli 
lovely foliage ; has black berries of which the bears are fond. The bark is 
of the greatest medicinal value in this country. Hundred tons of the bark of 
this tree are shipped to the East and all over the world for medicinal purposes. 
Valuable to commerce. 

calico bush or mountain laurel (Kalmea glauca). 

A beautiful evergreen flowering shrub. Foliage; spicy fragrance. White 
flowers. Very ornamental and deserving cultivation. 



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RHODODENDRON, SO-CALLED MOUNTAIN LAUREL ( Rhododendron catifor- 

nicum t. 

Found iu abundance in the Cascades and along the coast. This is one of 
the most beautiful plants to be found on the Pacific Coast. Large, glossy leaves. 
Lovely rosy pink flowers. It is of great beauty. Sometimes found twenty - 
tive feet high and very bushy. 

Azalea occidentalis — a. deciduous variety. Lovel}' creamy white flowers, 
very fragrant and of great beauty. It has been much improved by cultivation. 

Azalea alba flora — A pure white flower, very beautiful and rare. Grows 
on high elevations in the Cascades at the base of Mt. Hood. This variety is 
little known. 

manzanita {Arctostaphylos glauca ). 

Mostly shrubs or small trees. Found abundant in Southern Oregon. Val- 
uable for wood turning of fancy articles. Bark red, wood very heavy and 
hard. Berries are used as food by the Indians. 

Arctostaphylos tomantosa — A smaller variety. 

A rctostaphylos menziesii — A trailing variety. Small glossy leaves. Large 
red berries. 

Arctostaphylos pungens — Grows east of the Cascades to the Rocky Moun- 
tains. 

mountain mahogany {Cercocarpus pctrvefolius). 

A small tree found all over the mountains in Eastern and Southern Ore- 
gon. Wood light red, extremely compact and heavy. Beautiful and valuable 
for fancy wood turning. 

wild lilac {Ceanothit.s t/tyrseflorus). 

Southern Oregon. Beautiful blue flowers. 

Ceanothus integerrimus — This has a three-inch thyrse of white flowers. 

Ceanothus velutinus — A fine evergreen shrub. Large, glossy, fragrant 
leaves. White flowers in the spring. 

Ceanothus postrata — A trailing shrub that makes mats several feet in 
diameter. Bright evergreen leaves. Flowers, a beautiful blue. 

Ceanothus deniatus — Small lavender-colored flowers. Small roundish 
clusters. 

white sage ( Salvea earduacia). 

yellow sage (Salvea columbasice). 

Abundant in Eastern Oregon. 

arrow wood (Spirea aristofolia). 

With immense panicles of cream- white flowers. 

Spirea butulcefolia — Light red flowers. 

Spirea Douglasii — A small plant, creamj^-white flowers. 

Spirea HendersoniL 

Spirea discolor. 

Spirea pictonata. 

flowering currants. 
Ribes sanguineanvrn. 
Ribes Lobii. 
Ribes aureurn. 

mock orange OR syringa ( Philadelphus Lewisii). 

A beautiful flowering shrub; white, fragrant flowers; very fine. 
One small house, 10x10 feet, built of thirty-five varieties of native timber, 
showing the great value of our woods for building and furniture manufactur- 



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ing, w.i one ol the Features of our forestry exhibit. II vyai poltatied on on< 
side and dressed clean on I lie other, in order to shov\ the greatness in finished 
and unfinished state. 

Oregon arboriculture was the only one of that kind exhibited at the For- 
estry Building. It illustrated twenty-live varieties of native evergreen trees 
in growing condition, all labeled with large park labels, with the local and 
botanical names. These trees were planted at the north end of the Forestry 
Building, and were used as botanical identification by the botanists that were 
at the World's Fair. This exhibit was a valuable one to the forestry man of 
the world, because it was the only living tree exhibited there. 

FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS OF OREGON. 

Donated by parties to the World's Fair Forestry Commission of Oregon 
for the forestry exhibit at Chicago, 1893:— 

No. 1. Ceo. Anderson, Medford — One beautiful redwood burl plank. 

No. 2. \V. II Aytch, Siskiyou— Alpine golden mosses. 

No. :;. .Mrs. A. ("'. Blood, Clatskanie — Cedar fishnel floats. 

No. 1. E, S. Bryant. Clatskanie — A magnificent cedar plank. 

No. •">. Tichenor Bros., Clatskanie Cedar shingles. 

No. 0. Airs. W. It. Conyers, Clatskanie— Fir bark, very large, and fine 
bird's-eye maple. 

No. 7. Clatsop Mill Company, Astoria — One beautiful spruce plank; 
small samples of fir, cedar, and hemlock. 

No. s. A. J. Johnson, Astoria — Golden pheasant, Mongolian pheasant, 
and quail ; collection of native woods and mosses ; complete collection of conif- 
erous cones of all the evergreens in Oregon and plants; collection of petrifac- 
tion of woods. 

No. 9. Harris & Wright, Astoria— Curiosities of wood fungus ; curiosities 
of wax of 1700; wood section of steamer Beaver, the first steamer that navi- 
gated the Northwest Pacific Ocean. 

No. 10. .Jacob Ross, Astoria Petrifaction of wood and clams. 

No. 11. Dr. Jay Tuttle, Astoria — Lowly specimens of Port Orford cedar. 

No. 12. Young & Lewis, Astoria — Collection of native timber. 

No. 13. Young's River Pulp Mill Company, Astoria — Spruce paper pulp. 

No. 14. Bridal Veil Lumber Company, Bridal Veil — Magnificent Noble 
fir plank ; Silver fir plank ; also small samples of lumber. 

No. 15. W. F. Matlock, Pendleton — Large section of black willow. 

No. 16. Andy Willoby, Pendleton — One quaking asp. 

No. 17. D. Myers, Scio — Maple board and ash board. 

No. 18. A. F. Miller, Sellwood — Collection of native woods. 

No. 19. Row Lumbering Co., Portland — Sugar pine plank. 

No. 20. Willamette Steam Mill Lumbering Co., Portland — Beautiful yel- 
low fir plank. 

No. 21. Otto Schellberg, Salem — A fancy table. 

No. 22. Sugar Pine Doorand Lumber Co., Grants Pass— One magnificent 
sugar pine plank ; panel work, and varieties of lumber; manzanita cups and 
bird's-eye pine. 

No. 23. Henry Klippell, Medford — Mahogany, alder, and madrone and 
manzanita. 

No. 24. H. M. Lombard & Co., Portland — Turned sample of boxes and 
tables of myrtle burl. 

No. 25. W. N. Royal, Grants Pass — Wood curiosities, oak, and manza- 
nita. 

No. 26. Dr. Win. Pfunder, Portland— Collection of medicinal roots, bark, 
and flowers. 

I herewith attach a statement showing the expenditure of money in the 
agricultural and forestry departments, and receipted bills as vouchers for the 
same. 



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" Oregon affords a vast area of farming lands, the best conditions to war- 
rant the production of heavy crops, and a climate above all others, enabling 
the husbandman to work outdoors at something every month in the year. In 
its proportion of productive to waste lands, it will compare well with average 
countries of similar extent. In soil or climate, or in any other condition 
affecting the growth of crops, the comparison would be'greatly in favor of 
Oregon. The fact is, there is but little land in this vast region that is not good 
for something, being adapted to either wheat, barley, oats, hops, pasture, veg- 
etables, fruits, timber or mining. . In many sections' the grass is green the year 
round. The farmer can seed all the fall until Christmas, or all the spring from 
February to May." An impression seems to prevail that agriculture in Oregon 
is confined to growing wheat. This is as far from the truth as to suppose that 
Missouri's product is confined to corn and hogs. In Oregon the farmer raises 
wheat, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat, flax, hay, potatoes, turnips, and almost 
every kind of vegetable that may be mentioned, as was shown in the exhibit 
at the World's Fair. In portions of the State corn is raised to a large extent 
and of superior quality, while in the matter of wheat Oregon stands at the 
head of the national class, and has but few equals in relation to fruits and 
other productions mentioned. 

In conclusion of this somewhat lengthy report, I avail myself of the op- 
portunity to extend thanks to my associate Commissioners for their many acts 
of courtesy. To Dr. Jay Guy Lewis, the General Superintendent, who at all 
times was untiring in the faithful discharge of his duties, I am under many 
obligations, and to my superintendents and assistants, who labored well and 
faithfully, I extend thanks, friendship, and esteem. 

W. F. MATLOCK, 

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, Oregon World's Fair Commission, 



REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF HORTICULTURE. 



J fon. George T. Myers, President of the Oregon World's Fair Commission: — 

Dear Sir: The delay in the passage of the act creating the Oregon 
World's Fair Commission, and appropriating $60,000 to make a display of our 
products, placed the Horticultural Commissioner of Oregon at great disadvan- 
tage. Tn competing with other States with much larger appropriations and 
two years in which to collect and prepare a much larger exhibit than 
we were able to make. Hence, it is with some pride we present briefly the re- 
sults accomplished in the Department of Horticulture. In accordance with 
the act, the Commission met in Salem on the third day of March, 1898, and 
organized for work. Fortunately, the committee appointed by the Oregon 
State Horticultural Society to raise a fund and make a display of our fruits at 
theColumbian Exposition had made a very complete and creditable collection 
of our fruits and vegetables, in four hundred glass jars, which the Society very 
generously placed at my disposal without charge to the State. To this exhibit 
was added one hundred boxes of apples, fifty boxes of pears, one hundred and 
twenty boxes of dried prunes and plums, all put up in tasty and carefully ar- 
ranged fancy packages under glass covers. These, with a lew boxes of dried 
apples, pears, peaches, apricots, berries, and nuts formed the nucleus, as the 
sequel proved, of the most attractive display made in the Horticultural Build- 
ing at Chicago. 

I appointed as my Superintendent at Chicago, Dr. Jay Guy Lewis, a gen- 
tleman of executive ability and wide experience in World's Fair exhibits. My 
appointment was indorsed by the Commission making Dr. Lewis General 
Superintendent, and it is but just to the Doctor to say that he discharged the 
onerous duties of the position ably and faithfully. At a cost of 8900 an elegant 
furnishing for the space awarded us in the Horticultural Building was hastily 
improvised and built of eight different Oregon woods. This enabled us to place 
our fruit in auniqeaud attractive display unrivaled by any State, and enabled us 
to take a first prize on this exhibit as a whole. The Oregon horticultural exhibit 
was the only one in place in the Horticultural Building at Chicago on opening 
day. The exhibit, though not the largest, was kept up to the highest standard 
by weekly shipments of green fruits during the season. This, by rigid economy 
in reducing all expenses to a minimum, I was enabled to do within the amount 
appropriated to this department. 

The far-reaching benefit to the State of the horticultural display at the 
Columbian Exposition at Chicago, we leave to time and a future verdict of our 
citizens. 

During the term of the Exposition there were received for the horticult- 
ural exhibit six hundred and twenty-five packages of the various kinds of 
fruit grown within our State, and, with few exceptions, all arrived in good con- 
dition, without refrigerator cars, showing the superior keeping qualities of 
Oregon fruit. Cherries of the Bing variety, measuring three and three fourths 
inches in circumference, the largest exhibited by any State at the World's 
Fair, were received in good shape. They were exhibited on our tables one day 
and then several plates were sent by Prof. Fowler, of the Rural New Yorker, 
to New York, where they were received in good order, after having traveled 
in the ordinary express car a distance of three thousand two hundred miles 



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and seven days from the tree. Several new varieties of cherries, unknown in 
the East, such as the Hoskins, the Bing, the Waterhouse, Black Republican, 
and the Lewellyn, attracted universal admiration and proved the best flavored, 
as well as the largest and best shipping cherries in the world. 

STRAWBERRIES. 

The shipment of strawberries from Hood River during the berry season, 
lasting over "four weeks, proved one of the most interesting and attractive fea- 
tures of our exhibit, and was indeed a revelation to the people from Delaware, 
Maryland, New Jersey. New York, and all the strawberry producing districts 
of the world. The berries from the States near by would only last one day for 
exhibition, while the Oregon berries were fresh and attractive several days 
after they were received in Chicago, and the banner- placed over this exhibit 
announcing that in Oregon grows the "reddest, juciest, best flavored, and best 
shipping strawberry in the world" was never disputed. One of the grandest 
things ever seen in the strawberry line was one stalk containing four hundred 
and eighty-three well developed berries, sent by W. P. Watson from Hood 
River. This single stalk was carefully planted in a garden pot and transported 
in a glass frame and proved such an attractive feature that an official exami- 
nation was made by order of J. M. Samuels, Chief of the Department of Hor- 
ticulture, and the measurements are officially recorded. 

Another attractive feature of the Oregon horticultural exhibit was the 
fine, large specimens of Pruni simo?ii, from the orchard of George A. Dunlap, 
near Huntington, on Snake River. In size they were as large again as any 
exhibited from other States, and the flavor was of such superior excellence that 
the Government pomological experts, as well as many other noted horticultur- 
ists, received specimens from which to make casts for scientific examinations 
and comparisons. 

Peaches of the Sal way varietj 7 from Max Pracht's Peach land Peachblow 
Paradise, Ashland, measuring fourteen inches in circumference, golden yellow, 
rosy-cheeked, juicy and of fine flavor, were a great attraction and proved to 
the satisfaction of the horticultural expert, the adaptability of our soil and 
climate to the successful cultivation of stone and pomaceous fruits. 

Grapes of the Flame Tokay variety, one bunch weighing nine and one 
half pounds, from G. A. Dunlap's vineyard, near Huntington, was next to the 
largest bunch exhibited, New York State showing a single bunch that weighed 
ten and one half pounds. 

In prunes and plums, Oregon excelled all other States in size and flavor. 
The largest prunes shown at the World's Fair, and as far as there is any 
official record, the largest ever exhibited in the world were grown by G. W. 
Cochran, near Eugene City, in Lane County, of Gross prune (Pond's Seed- 
ling ) variety, twelve of which weighed six and one half pounds. 

Two twigs fifteen inches in length, containing fifty-six and fifty-eight Sil- 
ver prunes on each, were exhibited by W. P. Watson, Hood River. 

Sam T. Malehorn, of Langlois, sent us a case of Golden prunes, grown on 
trees one-year-old, so remarkable that a committee of fruitgrowers w T ere 
appointed to investigate, and by correspondence found the statement above to 
be true. 

In varieties of pears, Oregon exhibited but few compared with many of 
the Eastern States, but in relation to size, the motto conspicuous in our de- 
partment, announcing that "Pound pears weigh three pounds in Oregon," 
was fully demonstrated when we held up before the. eyes of the world a sample 
pear nine and one half inches long, five and one half inches in diameter, that 
lacked one ounce of weighing four pounds. 

In apples we sustained the title that " Oregon is the land of big red apples," 
by showing the largest red apples, as well as the biggest yellow apples. Quite 
a rivalry existed among several of the States as to which State could produce 
the largest apple, and the official record shows that the Oregon apple measured 



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sixteen and one half inches in circumference, six and one fourth inches high, 
and weighed thirty-three and one fourth ounces, and was absolutely perfect in 
every particular. The high color and large growth of our apples made them 
much sought after by pomological experts and scientists, and for size, flavor, 
form, and color, the Oregon apple exhibit was the best. 

The nut display was a great surprise to all, and no State showed as great 
a variety as is grown within our borders, consisting of four varieties of English 

nralmitQ linttovnnto l>|. ,,.!.- nrolnnfo horH mwl anfi _-!,,, II,,, I . . 1 i , , , . i > , K. I, ..-/,, I .,,.(,. 




c. E. l lustin . Eugene, < ►regon 

]■:. J. Frasier Eugene, Oregon 

Levy, Speigle & <'o Portland, Oregon 

c. E. Hoskins Newberg, I (regon 

C.P. Lieu Id Hood River, Oregon 

B. Warren Hood River, Oregon 

M. V.Rand Hood River, Oregon 

A. Holiday scapoose, < >regon 

H. E. Batten Portland, Oregon 

.1. II. Stewart Medford, Oregon 

s. a. ]'u reel Union, Oi 

Sam T. Malehom Langlois, Oregon 

Win. Stengland Hood River, Oregon 

W. I'. Watson Hood River, Oregon 

.1. H.Riese Newberg, Oregon 

Win. Bastain Huntington, Oregon 

Maier & Benton .The Dalles, Oregon 

.1. R.Tolby Cove, Oregon 

McDonald Bros The Dalles, Oregon 

<;. W.Cocran Eugene, Oregon 

< f. W. Moody New Bridge, Oregon 

Mrs. W. R. Usher , New Bridge, Oregon 

Preston Boyer New Bridge, Oregon 

Watt Gover New Bridge, Oregon 

C. H. Craig New Bridge, Oregon 

<). R. Hindman New Bridge, Oregon 

J axes Hendershott Cove, Oregon 

J.S.Mann Mt. Tabor, Oregon 

W. F. Reeves New Bridge, Oregon 

W. T. Benneholt New Bridge, Oregon 

• r. W. BennehorT New Bridge, Oregon 

W. P. Arble Sparta, Oregon 

Alexander Tartar New Bridge, Oregon 

James Holcomb * New Bridge, Oregon 

Nelson Schoonover Union, Oregon 

G. A. Dunlap Huntington, Oregon 

Max Pracht Ashland, Oregon 

.1. M.Watson Hood River, Oregon 

Wm. Davidson Hood River, Oregon 

W., I.Baker Hood River, Oregon 

P.G.Bennett . Hood River, Oregon 

M. A.Cook Hood River, Oregon 

F. R. Absten Hood River, Oregon 

W.M.Bowman Hood River, Oregon 

Peter Mohr Hood River, Oregon 

J. M. Wilson Hood River, Oregon 

John Mohr : Hood River, Oregon 

P. R. Cooper* Hood River, Oregon 

S.F. Blythe Hood River, Oregon 

E, W.Davis Union, Oregon 

S.P. Sladden Eugene, Oregon 

Arthur Parker New Bridge, Oregon 

A.Lanelv The Dalles, Oregon 

J Statleman The Dalles, Oregon 

A. Root The Dalles, Oregon 

Euiil Schauno The Dalles, Oregon 

Mrs. Elizabeth Babeock New Bridge, Oregon 

Thomas Connell New Bridge, Oregon 

Mrs, M. Tartar Portland, Oregon 



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Miller BrpS ^—.^ — La Grande, I iregon 

L. Oldenberg La Grande, Oregon 

Wm. Hunter La Grande, Oregon 

('. Y.Tracy La Grande, Oregon 

Joseph Beck New Bridge, Oregon 

John G. Wright - Salem, Oregon 

Peter Jensen The Dalles, Oregon 

James Cam t hers Sbedd, Oregon 

W.T.Carroll Union, Oregon 

W. X. Young New Bridge, Oregon 

P.J.Brown New Bridge, Oregon 

John Fraser New Bridge, Oregon 

J.H.Hamilton Huntington, Oregon 

Hugh Sisel Huntington, Oregon 

Seth Lewellyn Milwaukie, Oregon 

W.T.Wren Milwaukie, Oregon 

Warren Waterhouse Monmouth, Oregon 

A.J.Foster Cove, Oregon 

W. B. Pracht Ashland, Oregon 

W.T. Wright Union, Oregon 

Wm.Tobin New Bridge, Oregon 

Frank Seuferth The Dalles, Oregon 

Mrs. Jeff Thompson Union, Oregon 

Henry E. Dosch Hillsdale, Oregon 

E.. J. Smith Hood River, Oregon 

J.D.Whitman Medford, Oregon 

Mr. Davenport Mosier, Oregon 

Emil Berlin Corvallis, Oregon 

W. S. Failing Mt. Tabor, Oregon 

H.Burt — Hills boro, Oregon 

J. A. Millard Albany, Oregon 

William Fuqua Parker, Oregon 

C. H. Welch Mt. Tabor, Oregon 

Wm. H. Taylor The Dalles, Oregon 

J.S.Tendrick Llood River, Oregon 

Benjamin Arthur Milton, Oregon 

A. L. Walling Oswego, Oregon 

R.D.Reynolds Columbia Slough, Oregon 

W.M.Crow Merlin, Oregon 

Samuel Hobson Xewberg, Oregon 

Z. F. Moody The Dalles, Oregon 

William Nichols Milton, Oregon 

John W.Hall Hillsdale, Oregon 

R.Cox St. Helens, Oregon 

A. Lewellyn Milwaukie, Oregon 

F.A.Crawford Dayton, Oregon 

Frank Peabody Milton, Oregon 

D.O. Quick Surer, Oregon 

S.P.Evans Halsev, Oregon 

Charles Long Silvertoh, Oregon 

J. M. Kallack Woodlawn, Oregon 

James Rauger Oswego, Oregon 

J. D.K, Pearcy Pearcy, Oregon 

J.H. Lambert Milwaukie, Oregon 

W.E.Lewis Milwaukie, Oregon 

Milton Hale Albany, Oregon 

J. V. Sluman Mt. Tabor, Oregon 

Hyrus Buckman East Portland, Oregon 

H. Freeborough Mt. Tabor, Oregon 

Gearhart Park Clatsop, Oregon 

Adam Fieckenstein Woodlawn, Oregon 

Peter Jansen Woodlawn, Oregon 

J. R. Gillihan Sauvies Island, Oregon 

Joseph Howell Sauvies Island, Oregon 

O.Coolidge Ashland, Oregon 

E. V. Carter Ashland, Oregon 

J.C. Curch Ashland, Oregon 

J. Sackett : Ashland, Oregon 

L.W.Carson Gran ts>Pass, Oregon 

Mrs. Geo. W.Bell Portland, Oregon 

L.D. Evans_— Unipqua, Oregon 

B.G. Whitehouse . Portland, Oregon 

Jacob Butzer Portland, Oregon 

Sam Daws . Halsey, Oregon 

Isaac Stearns Waldport, Oregon 

F. L. Possen Portland, Oregon 

William Barnes Portland, Oregon 

A.J.Johnson Astoria, Oregon 

Gerard Irvine Portland, Oregon 



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Dr. O. P. S. Plummer. .— . t'ortland.Oi 

.!. W. ("nun . Gale's Creek, Oi 

Chancy Ball Mt. Tabor, ( 

David Wills Willsburg, Oregon 

M. i.aury Silver ton, Oregon 

A. Anderson. Portland, Oregon 

Ira Russ Portland, Oregon 

Ransom Wells Milton, < >regon 

.'. A. Milliard Albany, I >] 

M illiam Nichols Milton, < iregon 

The number and varieties famished the horticulture exhibit by the per- 
sons named was in round numbers as follows : Thirty-three varieties of apples, 
crop of 1892; one hundred and thirty-rive varieties of apples, crop of 1893; 
twenty-four varieties of pears; ten varieties of plums; eight varieties of prunes; 
eight varieties of peaches; twelve varieties of grapes; fourteen varieties of cher- 
ries; six varieties of strawberries; three varrieties of apricots; two varieties of 
quinces; varieties of gooseberries; live varieties of blackberries; two varie- 
ties of pruni simoni ; four varieties of nectarines; four varieties of figs; two 
varieties of pomegranates; four varieties of currants; one variety of cranberries; 
two varieties of elderberries; two varieties of huckleberries. Showing that 
twenty distinct species, embracing two hundred and eighty-eight varieties, were 
exhibited in the Oregon Horticultural Department at Chicago. 

Medals were awarded the State, State Horticultural Society, and indi- 
viduals on fruit exhibited, as follows : — 

Department B — Horticulture. Exhibitor, State of Oregon. Address, 
Salem, Oregon. Group, 21 ; class, 140. Exhibit, Fruits in Solution. 

AWARD. 

An extensive display consisting of three hundred and seventy-two jars of 
fruits in solution. The collection contains apples, pears, peaches, quinces, 
plums, prunes, apricots, cherries, tigs, pomegranates, persimmons, cranberries, 
elderberries, grapes, huckleberries, gooseberries, currants, and blackberries. 
The display is one of the largest and most complete on exhibition and serves 
well to illustrate the fruits grown in Oregon. Many of the specimens are of 
extraordinary size, especially the pears. The natural form and color of the 
fruits are preserved to a remarkable degree and all are in good state of preserva- 
tion. 

(Signed) THOMAS PUGH, 

Individual Judge. 

Approved : B. Starratt, President Departmental Committee. 

Approved : John Boyd Thatcher, Chairman Executive Committee on 
Awards. 

We will omit giving the group, class, etc., and only give the text of the 
award. Oregon received two awards on apples, — one of the crop of 1892 and 
one of the crop of 1893. 

Apples {crop of 1892). — A fine display consisting of twenty-six varieties. 
The collection is an admirable one in every respect, being of fine quality, both 
for dessert and kitchen purposes. The fruit is of uniform size and color and 
free from insect and other blemishes. By reason of the care exercised in hand- 
ling, some of the fruit remained in good condition until August 1st. 

(Signed) E. F. BABCOCK, 

Individual Judge. 

Approved : B. Starratt, President Departmental Committee. 

Approved : John Boyd Thatcher, Chairman Executive Committee on 
Awards. 

I refer with pride to the above award, as it is the highest possible rating, 
and shows that apples grown in a climate like ours, show much better keeping 



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qualities than those grown in malarial districts. These apples were taken from 
the cellars in April, transported in the ordinary freight car to Chicago, placed 
on the tables May 1st, and as is shown by Judge Babcock's certificate of award, 
remained until August 1st, a period of ten months from the orchard, in good 
condition without cold storage. 

AWARD. 

Apple* {crop of 1893 ). — A very large display maintained at a high stand- 
ard throughout the season. There are about sixty varieties in the collection of 
the best market and table sorts. The fruit is of good size and color and free 
from all blemishes. 

(Signed) E. F. BABCOCK, 

Individual Judge. 
Approved : B. Starr att, President Departmental Committee. 
Approved : John Boyd Thatcher, Chairman Executive Committee on 
Awards. 

Pears. — A number of varieties of pears in excellent condition. The fruit is 
very large, of good flavor and fine appearance. 

(Signed) E. F. BABCOCK, 

Individual Judge. 
Approved: B. Starratt, President Departmental Committee. 
Approved: John Boyd Thatcher, Chairman Executive Committee on 
Awards. 

Peaches. — A display of unusually fine peaches of great size. The fruit is 
of superior flavor, good color, free from blemishes and the flesh is solid and meat- 
like. 

(Signed) GEORGE I. MOTZ, 

Individual Judge. 
Approved: B. Starratt, President Departmental Committee. 
Approved: John Boyd Thatcher, Chairman Executive Committee on 
Awards. 

Plums and Prunes. — Several varieties of each, very large, twelve speci- 
mens weighing six and one half pounds, which serve well to illustrate the 
adaptability of Oregon for growing these fruits. 

( Signed ) GEORGE I. MOTZ, 

Individual Judge. 
Approved: B. Starratt, President Departmental Committee. 
Approved: John Boyd Thatcher, Chairman Executive Committee on 
Awards. 

Cherries. — A highly meritorious display maintained throughout the cherry 
season. The display contained many valuable varieties which are extraordi- 
nary in size and beauty. It was contributed by the residents of the State. 
( Signed ) 

CHAS. W. GARFIELD, 

Individual Judge. 
Approved: B. Starratt, President Departmental Committee. 
Approved: John Boyd Thatcher, Chairman Executive Committee on 
Awards. 

Department B — Horticulture. Exhibit, Herbarium. 

award. 
A very complete and well classified herbarium, representing the flora of 



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Oregon ami containing many shrubs and flowers worthy of introduction int< 
gardens. 

(Signed i L. WITTMACK, 

Individual .Judge. 
Approved: Robert Craig, President Departmental Committee. 
Approved: John Boyd Thatcher, Chairman Executive Committee oc 
Awards. 

I have given the text of the diplomas in eight awards to show that in all 
the fruits the rating is high, but as it requires more time and space than I cart 
to devote, I will from this hereafter give the award without description. 

AWARD. 

State of Oregon, collective exhibit of nuts. 

State of Oregon, collective exhibit of grapes. 

State of Oregon, collective exhibit of apples, pears, peaches, plums, prunes, 
and grapes. 

Oregon State Horticultural Society, collective exhibit of apples, peaches, 
pears, plums, prunes, and grapes. 

Eagle Valley Horticultural Society, exhibit of apples, crop of LS<>2. 

J. R. Card well, dried Oregon prunes. 

.1. R. Card well, dried German prunes. 

C, E. Hoskins, dried German prunes. 

Max Pracht, peaches. 

G. \V. Cochran, prunes. 

Fruitgrowers' Union of Hood River. 

And seventy-two awards of honorable mention, as follows : — 

J. H. Steward Medford,Oregoi: 

C. P. Heald Hood River, Oregor 

M. Y. Hand Hood River, Oregoi: 

B. Warren Hood River, Oregoi 

S. F.Blythe Hood River, Oregor 

W. P. Watson Hood River, Oregor 

W.J.Baker Hood River, Oregor 

.1. M. Watson Hood River, Oregor 

Wm. Slengerland Hood River, Oregon 

Wm. Davidson Hood River, Oregor 

P.G.Bennett Hood River, Oregon 

M.A.Cook Hood River, Oregon 

F. R. Absten J Hood River, Oregon 

W. M.Bowman Hood River, Oregon 

Peter Mohr Hood River, Oregon 

John Mohr Hood River, Oregon 

D. R.Cooper Hood River, Oregon 

J.Slattleman The Dalles, Oregon 

A. Root The Dalies, Oregou 

Emil Schanno The Dalles, Oregon 

Frank Seuferth The Dalles, Oregon 

McDonald Bros The Dalles, Oregon 

.lames Caruthers Shedd, Oregon 

W. T. Carroll Union, Oregon 

Mrs. Jeff Thompson Union, Oregon 

Nelson Schoonover Union, Oregon 

A.Holliday Scapoose, Oregon 

Wm. Bastain Huntington, Oregon 

G. A.Dunlap Huntington, Oregon 

J.H.Hamilton Huntington, Oregon 

Hugh Sisley Huntington, Oregon 

H.E. Batten Huntington, Oregon 

I>evy, Speigle & Co Huntington, Oregon 

G.W.Cochran Eugene, Oregon 

S. P. Sladden Eugene, Oregon 

C.G.Husten Eugene, Oregon 

E.J.Frasier Eugene, Oregon 

George I.Sargent Portland, Oregon 

Seth Lewellyn Milwaukie, Oregon 

W.S,Wren _ Milwaukie. Oregon 



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barren Waterhouse Monmouth, Oregon 

[ance Lee Black Salem, Oregon 

ohn G. Wright Salem, Oregon 

.S.Mann Mt. Tabor, Oregon 

ames Hendershot Cove, Oregon 

..J. Foster Cove, Oregon 

. R.Solby Cove, Oregon 

r.B. Pracht Ashland, Oregon 

lax Pracht 1 Ashland, Oregon 

'.Y.Tracy Pa Grande, Oregon 

..Oldenberg La Grande, Oregon 

..C.Miller La Grande, Oregon 

Lrs. Tom Wright - Union, Oregon 

!. W.Davis Union, Oregon 

,. C.Oliver Summerville, Oregon 

Irs. W. P. Usher New Bridge, Oregon 

. W. Moody New Bridge, Oregon 

rrs. Elizabeth Babcock New Bridge, Oregon 

ohn Eraser New Bridge, Oregon 

V. F. Bennehoff New Bridge, Oregon 

:. W. Bennehoff New Bridge, Oregon 

ames Holcomb , New Bridge, Oregon 

Jexander Tartar New Bridge, Oregon 

^att Gover New Bridge, Oregon 

.rthur Parker New Bridge, Oregon 

i. R. Hindman New Bridge, Oregon 

[.C.Craig New Bridge, Oregon 

V. F.Reeves New Bridge, Oregon 

oseph Beck _' New Bridge, Oregon 

'homas Connell New Bridge, Oregon 

'reston Boyer New Bridge, Oregon 

'.J. Brown New Bridge, Oregon 

Irs. Lora B.Scott La Grande, Oregon 

V.B. Arble Sparta, Oregon 

NUTS. 

). Coolidge Ashland, Oregon 

5. V.Carter Ashland, Oregon 

.Sackett Ashland, Oregon 

. C. Church Eugene, Oregon 

I. E. Dosch Hillsdale, Oregon 

. R. Cardwell Alder Springs, Oregon 

HERBARIUM. 

.Francis Drake Portland, Oregon 

LW, Gorman Portland, Oregon 

L.W.Hammond Wimer, Oregon 



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STATEMENT 

Of warrants drawn on the state Treasurer for horticultural exhibit at the Columbian Exposition, 

Chicago. 



No. 



38 
16 

90 
115 
121 
123 
127 
132 
135 
1 36 
110 
156 
159 
1X5 
199 
201 
205 
219 
228 
232 
210 
218 
250 
251 
25i 
256 
275 
287 



In favor of — 



J R. Card well ; $ 

.1. R.Cardwell 

J.R.Cardweli 

J. R.Cardwell t , 

J.R.Cardweli 

Union Pacific Railroad Company 

J. R. Card well . 

Edwin Stone 

.l.R. Card well 

George T. M vers 

J.R.Cardweli 

J.R.Cardweli 

.). R.Cardwell 
C. B.Irvine.-- 
.1. R. Card well 
J.G.Lewis.... 
J.R.Cardweli. 

.I.i.. Lewis 

J.R.Cardweli 

J.G. Lewis 

,i. i; Card well 

C. E Stolle. 

J.G.Lewis 

J.R.Cardweli 

Ed Beggs 

Wm. Arble 

J.G. Lewis 

J.R.Cardweli 
J.R.Cardweli 
Wm. Pfunder 



144 07 
199 35 
C2 2--. 
Tin 80 
258 35 

58 fin 

(516 61 

5 00 

318 oo 

1 45 
325 62 
250 38 

(.2 50 
231 73 
108 50 
207 90 
140 05 
.309 00 

82 50 
334 90 
130 00 
225 82 
502 58 
100 21 

20 40 

71 05 
669 7s 

55 20 
9 00 

17 50 




Respectfully submitted. 



J. R. CARDWELL, 

Commissioner of Horticulture. 



REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



To the Oregon World's Fair Commission — 

Gentlemen: In compliance with the provisions of an Act of the Legis- 
lature of 1893, creating the Oregon World's Fair Commission, the undersigned 
was appointed a Commissioner to forward to the World's Columbian Exposi- 
tion, then being held in Chicago, exhibits representing Oregon fisheries, man- 
ufactures, electrical and mechanical inventions. Agreeable to such appoint- 
ment, I herewith communicate to your honorable body a brief report 'of my 
acts as Commissioner of Fisheries, etc. With this is furnished a detailed state- 
ment of exhibits furnished by the State of Oregon and its citizens in the Fish- 
eries Department of the Oregon World's Fair Commission at Chicago, together 
Avith an itemized statement of its cost. Owing to the short time between the 
time the State appropriation was available and the time to have our exhibit 
installed in Chicago, I was unable to secure room for either manufacturers, 
electrical or mechanical inventions, as no application had been made for space 
in those departments before my appointment. Although I made an effort to 
enlist our citizens to forward both manufactures and implements, some believ- 
ing that Oregon would not appropriate any money for an exhibit at the 
World's Fair, had previously availed themselves of the opportunity afforded 
by securing space individually. With these exceptions, very little interest was 
manifested by our citizens in making such exhibits. 

The season being too far advanced when our Commission was organized to 
secure specimens of a number of our different varieties of fishes, our exhibit 
was composed principally of Columbia River royal Chinook salmon, blue- 
back, steelhead, mountain trout, rainb >w trout, striped bass, shell fish and 
clams, and fur seal, all of which were the wonder and surprise of the hun- 
dreds of thousands of visitors who viewed the exhibit of the Oregon Fisheries 
Department in the Fisheries Building of the World's Fair. The splendor of 
our mammoth salmon fisheries, and the enormous production of canned 
salmon and other food fish elicited their commendation. The Oregon exhibit 
of salmon frozen in large blocks of transparent ice w r as one of the attractions 
of the Fisheries Building. One block measured seven feet long, two a half 
feet wide, and four feet deep. Inside of it was enclosed the largest Columbia 
River royal chinook salmon ever caught, weighing eighty-two pounds. This 
royal specimen was exhibited three days before the ice all melted from it. 
This, with four similar specimens, attracted wide remark as to the greatness 
of our fisheries, and was noticed not only by the American press, but by 
European newspapers as well. All parties interested in the fishing interests 
of Oregon assisted and facilitated my work in securing the best and finest 
specimens of fish to exhibit at the World's Fair. Among those I wish spe- 
cially to mention, who were earnest in furnishing material and advice, were : 
Mr. Marshal J. Kinney, Astoria, Oregon; Mr. Samuel Elmore, Astoria, 
Oregon ; Mr. James O. Han thorn, Astoria, Oregon ; Mr. William Barker, 
Astoria, Oregon ; Mr. George H. George, Astoria, Oregon ; Mr. E. W. Tallant, 
Astoria, Oregon ; Mr. Cross Timmons, Astoria, Oregon ; Hon. 1. W. Case, 
Astoria, Oregon ; Mr. Frank Warren, Portland, Oregon; Mr. S. S. Douglas, 
)N>rl land, Oregon; Mr. H. T. Hudson, Portland, Oregon; Mr. Howard 
.Winters, Portland, Oregon; Hon. A. W. Reed, Gardiner, Oregon, 



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Although Oregon had but a limited time in which to prepare for exhibi- 
tion from the time the legislature appropriated the money for an exhibit of 
her resources at the World's Columbian Exposition, especially in the fisheries, 
as it was at a time when some varieties of fish of* the rivers of the State could 
not be secured, and it being out of season for salmon, this department was 
delayed in getting installed as early as some of the other States winch made 
appropriations two years before and had ample time to have made a larger 
and better exhibit than Oregon. Nevertheless, with the kind assistance 
of Captain .J. VV. Collins, Chief of (he Fisheries Department of the Colum- 
bian Exposition, the management, under the circumstances, gave us further 
time; and when Oregon's fisheries exhibit was fully installed, it excelled that 
of States that had two years' time in which to collect specimens for an exhibit. 
The Oregon Fisheries Department was, for the first three months of the Expo- 
sition, under the superintendency of Mi'. Cross Timmons, who was able and 
attentive in the arrangement of the exhibit. The last three months of the 
Fair the exhibit was under the superintendency of Mrs. J. Guy Lewis, who 
Was well versed in fishery lore and ably represented this department by her 
intelligent descriptions of the fishing industry in Oregon and the modes of 
taking fish and the manner of packing in cans. Oregonians take particular 
pains to thank her for giving Oregon so much eminence in this department 

Accompanying this report is a photograph of the Oregon fisheries display, 
together with a list of the fifteen awards received. 

The platforms, stands, etc., that were used for the exhibit were given to a 
carpenter for taking them away; the signs and railings returned to Oregon 
and sold for the best price that could be obtained for them, which appears on 
the accompanying statement. The specimens of salmon and other fish in 
ulass jars and fluid, also mounted salmon and other fish, I endeavored to dis- 
pose of, byt without sue* ess. At present, they are stored with the Oregon 
State Board of Horticulture for safe keeing. Accompanying this is a list of 
same. I do not know who would purchase them. As they are a souvenir of 
the Oregon exhibit at the World's Fair at Chicago, besides representing the 
products of our rivers, 1 would suggest that your honorable body, by resolu- 
tion, present them to the Oregon State Board of Agriculture, where they will 
always be on exhibition for observation by the people of the whole State at the 
Oregon State Fair. 

In closing, I wish to thank the members of the Commission for their uni- 
form courtesy and assistance, also Dr. .J. Guy Lewis and his assistants for 
many acts of courtesy, and our able and indefatigable secretary, C. B. Irvine, 
who has always made sure to see that the press fully noticed the Oregon fish- 
eries far and wide. 

The total cost attending sending, placing, and returning the exhibit is 
$3, 088.43. The accompanying statement shows to whom and for what it was 
paid. 

Repectfullv submitted. 

GEO. T. MYERS, 
Commissioner of Oregon World's Fair Commission, representing Fisheries. 



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STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES. 

Fishery Department, Oregon World's Fair, ( 'hicago, 1803. 



1893. 
Mar. 27 

Apr. 17 
17 
17 
20 

May 5 



15 

22 

22 
24 

2? 

29 

June 6 

6 

6 

14 

July 3 



14 

22 

26 
Aug. 11 

24 

Sept. 20 

18 

Oct. 17 

24 

Dec. 29 

1894. 
Jan. 12 



Favor. 


No. 


For what purpose. 


1 

Amount. 


W.H.Eldridge 

George Hartness___ 

Geo. T. Myers 

Geo.T. Myers 

C. Tinimons 

Geo.T. Myers 

Geo.T. Myers 

Geo. T. Myers 

Geo.T. Myers 

C.B.Irvine 

J. Walter Rauseu— 

S. S. Douglass 

W.E. Cornan 

Snell & Co 


40 

85 
112 

113 
120 

*132 
138 

142 
154 

159 
157 

160 

164 
167 
169 

171 

177 
187 

188 

200 

206 
214 

224 

227 
238 

*254 

262 
276 

276 
288 


Services and expense soliciting exhibits as 
per paid bills died with voucher 


$ 47 50 
6 60 


Freight, U. P. R.R., as per bills filed 


106 69 


Freight, U. P. K. R., as per bills riled 

Services for March, fourteen days, and 
1st to May 1st 2 


April 


41 04 

192 00 
18 45 


Snell & Co., museum jars, as per paid 
bill hied ' 

Vaudenberger, platform for Fishery 
Building, as per paid bill filed 

A. Burr, making designs, as per paid 
bill filed 


$55 70 

75 56 

3 00 

35 

58 90 




M.J.Kinney, freight bill, as per paid 
bill filed. . __ . . 




Snell & Co., alcohol and glycerine, as 
per paid bill filed . - _ 


193 51 


C.Timmons, salary May 1st to June lst_ 
A. H. Thompson, erecting platform, stan 


155 00 




d and 


360 00 




24 53 


Freight and cartage on boat, Asto 


■ia to 


86 58 






80 00 






269 34 






87 72 


Cora J. Coleman 

W.E. Cornan 

Edwin Stone 

C. Tinimons 

Martin Wallace 

Geo. T. Myers 

J.B. Glover 

M.B. Lewis _.. 


Water-colored fish labels, bill filed 




12 00 


Freight and cartage for paintings and I 
Services shipping fishery exhibit . 


irds.__ 


27 05 
15 00 


Servicesof Superintendent, bill filed _ $150 00 
Services for Assistant Superintendent, 

bili filed 135 00 

Services for help in exhibit, bill filed-- 29 50 
Pacific Fx press Co., expressage to Chicago, 

bills filed ________ 


314 50 

268 80 


M.B.Lewis, twenty-one days, bill filed. 
C.Timmons, ten days, bill hied 


$63 00 
5u 00 


113 00 
162 00 


Salary for August 

Salary for assistant- _ _ _ _ 


$93 00 

12 00 

i May 




Geo.T. Myers 

C.B.Irvine 

M.B.Lewis 

Jay. Guy Lewis 

F.C.Barnes 

H. T.Hudson 

Geo.T. Myers 

A. W. Reed 


105 00 


Sundry items and bills attached, iron 


100 86 




6 75 


Salary 


$90 00 

8 50 

d 


98 50 


M. B. Lewis, salary and paid bills as file 


103 75 
24 85 


Use of seal on exhibit 

Sundry paid bills, as filed with vouchei 

Express bills 

CREDIT. 

Sales to Snell & Co., alcohol- — __ 


20 00 

65 51 
3 50 


$ 3,110 03 
17 60 


Sales of anchor and vailings, D. Blanchard — 


4 00 


$ 3,088 43 







*Part of. 

MEDALS AWARDED 

IN THE OREGON FISHERY EXHIBIT BY THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. 

1. To the State of Oregon — Clams in alcohol, mounted salmon, trout and 
seal, fish in alcohol, and painting of Astoria harbor. 



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2. M. J. Kinney, Astoria, Oregon Columbia River fishing boat, equip- 
ment , models, etc. 

3. F. M. Warren, Portland, Oregon —Models of Columbia River fishing 

nets and models of fishing wheels. 

4. M.J. Kinney, Astoria, Oregon— Photographs and pictures of salmon 
industries. 

5. M.J. Kinney, Astoria, Oregon — Canned Columbia River salmon. 
(>. J. (). Hanthorn, Astoria, Oregon -Canned Columbia River salmon. 

7. George & Barker — Canned Columbia River salmon. 

8. Samuel Elmore, Astoria, Oregon — Canned Columbia River salmon. 
The diploma accompanying the medal awarded the above individual 

exhibits will show a higher degree of merit than any fish exhibited at the 
World's Fair. 

Diplomas of honorable mention have been awarded to the following per- 
sons who contributed towards making the Oregon fishery exhibit the best at 
the World's Fair :— 

9. C. Timmons, Superintendent of the fishery exhibit. 

10. H. T. Hudson, Portland, Oregon — Mounted Alaska seal, weight 1,250 
pounds. 

11. Frank M. Warren — Exhibit of fish wheels. 

12. I. W. Case, Astoria, Oregon — Painting of Astoria harbor, showing 
return of fishing lleet at evening tide. 

13. M. J. Kinney, Astoria — Complete set of photographs, showing the 
salmon industry from the catch to the cannery. 

14. S. S. Douglas, Portland, Oregon — Mounted chinook salmon, and 
salmon in alcohol. 

15. A. W. Reed, Gardiner, Oregon — Salmon exhibit. 

List of specimens of salmon and other fish in glass jars in fluid; also 
mounted salmon stored with the Oregon State Board of Horticulture, at Port- 
land, Oregon: Seven large jars of salmon in alcohol; three small jars of salmon 
and other fish in alcohol ; three small jars of clams in alcohol ; seven salmon 
mounted. 

DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE FISHERIES EXHIBIT. 

PHOTOGRAPHS 8x10. 

1. View on the lower Columbia River,showing the methods of taking in 
gill nets. Two men are in a salmon boat, one of them forward holding the 
boat in position with his oar, while the other is pulling the net in over the 
stern. In the net are some salmon that have been gilled. 

2. View on the Columbia Kiver, showing scows which are occupied by 
the fishermen. In the foreground is a fisherman with a chinook salmon of 
seventy pounds weight, hung over his back by a rope rove through the gills of 
the fish. 

3. Photographs of a chinook salmon weighing seventy-five pounds, as it 
lay on a bunch of netting on the shore of the Columbia River. 

4. View of a wharf, with net racks for drying gill nets, and gill net boat 
in the foreground lying along side the wharf. 

5. Elmore's Astoria Salmon Cannery, looking northwest towards the 
mouth of the river. 

G. View of Elmore's Ilwaco Cannery, looking from the shore, showing the 
wharfs, fishing boats, net racks and pound nets in the distance, also cannery at 
end of pier. 

7. Elmore's Ilwaco Cannery, with cannery in the foreground and 
steamer lying alongside of the pier. 

8. View of heads of the departments of Elmore's Astoria Cannery, nine 
men, two of whom are Chinamen. 

9. View on Baker's Bay of Elmore's salmon pound nets. 

10. View of Elmore's Astoria, Oregon, Cannery from the river, showing 
the fishing boats, wharf, nets on racks, etc., in the foreground. 



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11. View of Astoria looking up the Columbia River, with fishing boats on 
the river in the.distanee. 

12. Salmon fishing on the Columbia River. View showing salmon gill 
net, boats and schooner-rigged collecting boat alongside of a receiving scow in 
Baker's Bay. 

13. View showing men lifting a pound net and taking salmon therefrom. 
Exhibit of M. J. Kenney, 

14. View on a bar in the Columbia River of a seining crew, horses, etc., 
with a lot of salmon tying on the sand as they have been hauled ashore in the 
seine. 

15. View on a bar in the Columbia River showing a gang of fisherman, ten 
in number, hauling up the corks of the bunt of a seine, while a bunch of sal- 
mon are on the sand in the foreground. 

16. View of three Chinook salmon lying on netting with net floats, etc. 

17. View of M.J. Kenney 's Cannery, Astoria, Oregon, looking up the 
Columbia River, with wharfs, drying frames, and Ashing boats in the fore- 
ground. 

18. View on the Columbia River, showing a fleet of fishing boats, home- 
ward bound under sail. 

19. View on a seining bar in the Columbia River ; horses, boats, fishermen 
in the foreground ; the latter loading the seine into the boat ; seineboat in the 
distance putting out their nets. 

20. View on the Columbia River, showing a crew of ten men loading a 
seine on a boat preparatory to setting it. 

21. View on the Columbia River of one of M. J. Kenney's gill-net boats, 
number 40, hauling in a salmon net. 

22. View on the wharf of M. J. Kenney's factory, showing fishermen 
mending salmon gill nets ; fishing boats in the dock. 

23. View on Columbia River of seineboat just starting out to set a seine, 
with men and horses on the beach. 

24. View on the Columbia River, showing methods of hauling in drag 
seine with horses. 

25. View at Baker's Bay, Columbia River receiving scows. 

26. View showing a crew of fishermen just pushing a seinboat off from 
the shore preparatory to setting the seine. 

27. View at Astoria, Oregon, showing Kinney's factory from the south- 
west, and a section of the town. 

28. View on the Columbia River, showing fishermen setting a gill net. 

29. View on the Columbia River, showing gill net boats collecting schoon- 
ers alongside of the upper receiving scows. 

30. View on the Columbia River, showing fleet of gill net boats anchored 
off the shore waiting for a turn in the tide. These boats have their masts 
laid down and sails spread over them to form a tent. 

31. View at the wharf of Kinney's Cannery, showing fishermen loading 
gill nets into their boats. 

32. View of tent on Sand Island. This represents a phase of life con- 
nected with the fishermen some years ago, when the fishermen erected cloth 
tents on Sand Island, which served them as a temporary home during the 
fishing season. 

All the above photographs were presented by the owners to Captain 
I. W. Colling, chief of fishers. 

OIL PAINTINGS. 

Oil painting of the Columbia River, looking along the wharves at Astoria, 
with fleets of fishing-boats, tug, ship, etc., in the foreground and middle dis- 
tance. Canvas about 30 x 40 inches. Exhibited by I. W. Case, Astoria. 

IN GLASS AND FRAME. 

1. Mounted group of quail, framed ; painted background showing Mt. 
Hood in the distance. Exhibited by S. S. Douglass, Portland, Oregon. 



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2. Mounted group of male and female pheasants with young, In a frame, 
painted background ot Mt. Hood in the distance. Exhibited by S. S. Doug- 
lass. 

Mounted single specimen of ."Mongolian cock pheasant. Exhibited by 
Hon. A. \Y. Heed, Gardiner, Oregon. 

Seven specimens of mounted salmon, mostly Chinook. Exhibited by 
State of Oregon. 

One specimen of Dolly Varden trout. Exhibited by State of Oregon. 

FISH l\ ALCOHOL. 

Specimen of blueback salmon [0. nerka I, Columbia River. Exhibited by 
State of Oregon. 

Eleven specimens of chinook or king salmon, Columbia River, Exhib- 
ited by State of Oregon. 

Specimen of red trout ( Sahno purpuratus clarki), Columbia River. Ex- 
hibited by State of Oregon. 

Specimen of porgies from Columbia River. Exhibited by State of Oregon. 

Specimen of silver trout, Columbia River. Exhibited by State of Oregon. 

Specimen of razor clams, Columbia River. Exhibited by State of Oregon. 

SALMON IX [CE. 

Fresh salmon in block ice, sixty-nine pounds. Exhibited by State of 
Oregon. 

Fresh salmon in block ice, seventy-four pound-. Exhibited by State of 
Oregon. 

Fresh salmon in block ice, eighty-two pounds. Exhibited by State of 
Oregon. 

Fresh salmon in block ice, seventy-two pounds. Exhibited by State of 
Oregon. 

Fresh salmon in block ice, seventy pounds. Exhibited by State of Oregon. 

Specimen of male fur seal, about four or rive years old, mounted; weight 
twelve hundred and fifty pounds. Caught off Elk City, Tillamook County, 
Oregon. Exhibited by H. T. Hudson, Portland, Oregon. 

A.PPARRATUS. 

Specimen of salmon gill nets made of Barbour twine, mesh eight and 
three fourths inches, small lead sinkers on foot line placed one foot apart; 
sinkers one and one half inches long, one half inch in diameter, the cotton 
foot line being wove n^through' them. Wooden egg-shaped floats of cedar are 
used, placed about two and one half feet apart. Exhibited by State of Oregon. 

Model of stationary fish wheel of the upper Columbia River. Exhibited 
by F. M. Warren, Portland, Oregon. 

Model of scow wheel used on the Columbia Biver Exhibited by F. M. 
Warren, Portland, Oregon. 

Model of Columbia River salmon fishing-boat, thirteen feet long, com- 
pletely equipped, sail, oars, etc. Exhibited by Marshall J. Kinney, Astoria, 
Oregon. 

RECAPITULATION. 

Samples of canned fresh salmon and pickled salmon bellies in cans : — 

One pyramid of Samuel Elmore's canned salmon, 200 cases. 

One pyramid of M. J. Kenney's canned salmon, 200 cases. 

One pyramid of George & Barker's canned salmon, 200 cases. 

One pyramid of J. O. Hanthorn's canned salmon, 200 cases. 

One pyramid of Reed & Jewitt's canned salmon, 5 cases. 

One pyramid of Cutting Packing Company's salmon bellies, 5 cases. 

One stuffed seal. 

Two stuffed salmons, mounted. 



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Four stuffed salmons, mounted. 

One stuffed trout. 

Seven jars of chiuook salmon in alcohol. 

Two jars of blueback salmon in alcohol. 

Three jars of lvzor clams in alcohol. 

One jar of porgies in alcohol. 

One jar of red trout in alcohol. 

Two models of fish wheels. 

One model of propeller. 

One case of stuffed Mongolian pheasants in frame. 

One case of stuffed Mountain quails in frame. 

One picture of Astoria, Oregon. 

One model of salmon fishing-boat and net. 

One stuffed Mongolian pheasant, 

Six photographs of Elmore's canneries, fishboats, nets, racks, etc. 

Four photograph of Kenney's canneries, Astoria, Oregon. 

Twenty photographs of Kenney's, illustrating the fishing industry. 

Two of Barbour's salmon gill nets, draped, 

World's Columbian Exposition, ] 

Office of the Director General of the Exposition, V 

Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A., July 3, 1893. J 

To the Oregon Board of World's Fair Commissione7%% Portland, Oregon — 

Gentlemen : I feel it my duty, as it is my pleasure, to express to yon 
officially the satisfaction I feel with the exhibit of Oregon fish and fisheries, 
which has been installed in my department, under the general di recti nn of Hon. 
George T. Myers. Although the installation is not yet absolutely complete, 
owing to the delay in receiving some of the goods, the general efftct of the ex- 
hibit is pleasing and attractive,, and when all the material has been placed in 
position, I have reason to believe that it will attract its fair share of public at- 
tention and appreciation. 

Special attention has been called to the resources of Oregon as a fishing 
State, through the exhibit of some magnificent specimens of chinook salmon, 
frozen in a solid block of ice. These have incited inquiries and have served 
the purpose of informing the public concerning this magnificent "king of 
fishes," and also of calling attention in an effective manner to the enormous 
yearly pack of this species made by the State. 

The frozen fish are handsomely supplemented by alcoholic specimens and 
by pyramids of canned goods ; also by models of fishing appliances, etc. 

The model of a Columbia River gill-net boat, contributed by Mr. Kinney, 
w 7 ith its outfit, constitutes a most instructive as well as a beautiful object lesson. 

In view of the late date at which an appropriation was made for this 
exhibit, and tlie many and almost unsurmountable difficulties under which 
the work of gathering and transporting the collection here was conducted, I 
cannot but feel that Mr. Myers has done credit to himself, and that his efforts 
will reflect honor upon his State and result in permanent advantage to its 
fishery interests. 

Permit me to add that I shall have much pleasure in doing whatever I 
can, by suggestion or otherwise, to add to the interest of the exhibit, and to 
call public attention to the fisheries of Oregon. As you perhaps know, J am 
the author of the most recent report on the "Fisheries of the Pacific Coast," 
published by the United States Fish Commission, and it will be as much 
gratification to me now as it was in preparing that report, to refer to the proud 
position which Oregon holds as a great producer of fish food. 
Yours, very respectfully, 

J. W. COLLINS, 
Chief, Department of Fish and Fisheries. 



REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. 



Department of Public Instruction, 1 
Salem, Oregon, January 15, 1895. | 

lion. Geo. 'J'. Myers, President of the Oregon World's hair Commission — 

Dear Sir : \\\ compliauce with section 8 of the Act creating a Com- 
mission to provide for a display of Oregon's resources at the World's Columbian 
Exposition, 1 have the honor to transmit herewith my report of the educa- 
tional exhibit prepared and presented by the teachers and schools of Oregon 
at the World's Fair. 

Very respectfully, E. B. McELROY, 

State Educational Commissioner. 

IMPORTANCE OF THE EXHIBIT. 

The great importance of presenting a complete exhibit of the products of 
our educational institutions was taken up in discussion at our teachers' associ- 
ations, conventions, etc., early in the year of 1890. 

In presenting the various claims and resources of the State, it was realized 
that education was one of our leading features and the necessity of placing a 
good school exhibit at the Columbian Exposition was felt by every progressive 
and interested teacher in the State. This conclusion, however, was not hastily 
reached, for the work and trouble of preparing, collecting, forwarding, and 
placing the exhibits would incur an effort of no small proportions, and it was 
not known at that time whether or not the State legislature would contribute 
to the preparation of a State exhibit for the World's Fair. 

After a full discussion of the situation before the teachers' institutes, etc., 
in various parts of the State, it was finally determined by the teachers that 
they would undertake the work and prepare the exhibit themselves. This 
conclusion being reached, the active cooperation of the friends of education 
was sought and secured by correspondence and personal application. 

In this interest, as Educational Commissioner, I traveled several thousand 
miles during the years of 1890, 1891, and 1892, and received favorable assurance 
in various parts of the State sufficient to justify us in going forward in the 
preparation of an extensive school exhibit. 

ORGANIZATION. 

The first practical steps toward organizing and preparing a State educa- 
tional exhibit for the Columbian Exposition at Chicago were taken December 
1, 1891, at which time the Executive Committee was appointed, with City 
Superintendent I. W. Pratt, of the Portland public schools, as Chairman, and 
Professor B. J. Hawthorne, of the State University, as Secretary. From that 
time until March 1, 1893, the importance of making a complete exhibit of our. 
educational instit utions was constantly kept before the teachers and schools of 
our Btate by lectures at county and district institutes, and by the issuance of 
several thousand circulars of information by the committee from time to time. 

The Oregon legislature, during its seventeenth regular session, passed a 
law creating a commission to provide for a display of Oregon's resources at the 



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World's Columbian Exposition and appropriating a sufficient amount of money 
to defray the expenses of the same. This provision, on the part of the legisla- 
ture, removed all embarrassment in the matter of cost of exhibit, which, at 
this time, had become quite uncertain. The Commission was organized as 
early after the adjournment of the legislature as practicable. 

Sufficient provision having now been made and the several departments 
being fully designated and organized, the school exhibit was quickly com- 
pleted and promptly shipped in one carload to Chicago on March 2L 1893, and 
the same safely reached its destination, and was installed by Superintendent 
I. W. Pratt in the Department of Liberal Arts, on the first day of May, exactly 
complying with the rules and regulations governing that department. 

CONTRIBUTORS TO THE EXHIBIT. 

The following schools furnished the major portion of the exhibits, although 
a number of country schools presented some photographic views, ere.: Port- 
land, Astoria, Oregon City, Roseburg, Hillsboro, McMinuville, Independence, 
Dallas, Salem, Albany, Corvallis, Eugene, Grants Pass, Medford, Jacksonville, 
Ashland, Baker City, Union, La Grande, Pendleton, and The Dalles. 

The following County Superintendents took an active interest in the pre- 
paration of the exhibit by issuing circular letters to their teachers relative to 
to the matter, and by various other practical methods of work : Superintend- 
ent W. R. Privett,* Baker County; Superintendent E. L. Bryan, Benton 
County; Superintendent H. S. Gibson, Clackamas County; Superintendent H. 
S. Lyman, Clatsop County; Superintendent T. J. Cleeton, Columbia County; 
Superintendent J. A. Underwood, Douglas County; Superintendent M. N. 
Bonham, Grant County; Superintendent Charles "Newell, Harney County; 
Superintendent (J. S. Price, Jackson County; Superintendent G. A. Savage, 
Josephine County; Superintendent J. G. Stevenson, Lane County; Superin- 
tendent Charles K. Booth, Lincoln County; Superintendent J. S. Graham, 
Marion County; Superintendent W. L. Saling, Morrow County; Superintend- 
ent J. H. Ackerman, Multnomah County; Superintendent T. O. Hutchinson, 
Polk County; Superintendent Hiram Tyree, Sherman County; Superintendent 
Harriette C. Woodruff, Umatilla County; Superintendent J. L. Carter, Union 
County; Superintendent Troy Schelly, Wasco County; Superintendent J. H 
Stanley, Washington County"; Superintendent J. B. Stillwell, Yamhill County. 

The following named city superintendents and principals of schools, and 
others in various parts of the State, deserve special mention for their constant 
and earnest work in preparing exhibits: Superintendent I. W. Pratt and 
principals, Portland; Superintendent S. G. Grubbe and principals, Salem 
Professor Frank Rigler, Portland; Professor B. J. Hawthorne, State Uni- 
versity, Eugene; Professor J. B. Horner, State Agricultural College, Corvallis; 
Professor D. A. Grout, Portland; Professor D. W. Jarvis, Portland; Professor 
J. B. Burnham, Portland; Professor M. L. Pratt, Portland; Professor W. I. 
Reynolds, Dallas; Professor D. V. S. Reid, Eugene; Professor P. A. Getz, 
Ashland; Professor C. A. Hitchcock, Independence; Professor N. L. Narre- 
gan, Medford; Professor W. J. Crawford, Albany; Professor S. I. Pratt, Cor- 
vallis; Professor R N. Wright, Astoria; Professor J. D. Hawes, Astoria; 
Professor A. L. Clark, Astoria; Hon. C. W. Roby, Portland; Hon. J. E. 
Blundell, Douglas County; Hon. Henry Blackaman, Morrow County; Pro- 
fessor Geo. Whitaker, Salem; Professor W. C. Hawley, Salem; Professor J. M. 
Bloss, Corvallis; Professor C. H. Wilkes, Lebanon; Miss M. J. Cosper, Salem; 
Professor E. H. Anderson, Salem; Professor T. A. Hayes, Ashland. 

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EXHIBITS. 

All of the chartered institutions of learning in this State, including the sev- 
eral universities, colleges, seminaries and academies, so far as then known, 
were earnestly invited to prepare and forward exhibits, 



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[t is to be regretted that so few of our institutions responded. The two 
leading institutions contributing to the "State Educational Exhibit" were the 
University of Oregon, situated at Eugene, and the Willamette University at 
Salem. The above institutions prepared elegant and extensive exhibits of the 
products of each school, and a special booth was assigned to them in ourexhibil 
at Chicago. The credit for these exhibits was largely due to Prof. B. J. Haw- 
thorne of Eugene, and Dr. Geo. Whitaker of Salem, 'both of these gentlemen 
taking a commendable pride in the preparation of their exhibits. 

The State Agricultural College furnished albums of photographic views, 

etc. 

DEPARTMENT L. 

Diplomas of honorable mention have been awarded to the following: 
state Superintendent E. B. McElroy, Commissiner ; City Superintendent I. 
\V. Pratt, Portland; Professor Frank Rigler, Portland; Miss Margaret J. Cos- 
per, Salem; Professor W. C. Haw ley, Salem; Professor John M. Bloss, Cor- 
vallis ; Professor B. J. Hawthorne, Eugene; Miss Frances Wright, Union; 
.I.E. Blundell, Canyonville ; Professor \Y. 1. Reynolds, Dallas ; Professor C. 
II. Wilkes, Lebanon ; Professor C. W. Roby, Portland; Professor J. B.Horner, 
Corvallis: Professor W. J. Crawford, Albany; Professor R. N.Wright, Astoria; 
Mis. R. A. Miller, Oregon City; Professor E. H. Anderson. Salem ; Professor 
James Underwood, Roseburg; Professor N. L. Narregan, Medford ; Professor 
T. A. Hayes, Ashland ; Professor J. H. Stanley, Hillsboro. 

PLAN OF EXHIBIT. 

The cut appearing with this report represents the arrangement for the 
Oregon educational exhibit in the Department of Liberal Arts. 

This represent- an area of three thousand square feet, one hundred by thirty 
feet, and gives two aisles one hundred by nine feet, and four cross aisle- six feet 
wide. It also gives four lines of tables three fee! high and three feet broad, and 
in the rear of each line of tables a wall surface six feet in height. On the tables 
will be displayed the bound volumes of school work, apparatus, etc. ; on the 
walls will he placed charts, drawings, photographs, plans of school buildings, 

«'tC. 

SCHEME OF RXHIBITS PRESENTED. 

1. State and County Departments of Public Instruction. — Blanks and 
reports used in the department of public instruction, including, likewise, all 
blank forms, registers, school laws, etc., prepared for the use of county super- 
intendents, school officers, and teachers generally in the several counties and 
school districts in this State. 

2. City School Departments. — All blank forms, reports, registers, forms 
of certificates, etc., used in city departments of public instruction. 

8. Kindergarten Schools. — Kindergarten charts, mounted; paper cutting; 
paper folding; weaving; drawing; sewing; slatew r ork; work in clay; map 
work; embroidery; etc. 

4. Primary Schools, Graded and Ungraded. — Photographs of the regular 
daily work of' pupils on slates and blackboards; clay models; penmanship 
specimens and drill exercises in writing; manuscript work on all subjects 
taught in the primary grades; specimens of map drawing; of relief maps in 
paper or putty; primary charts made by pupils; etc. 

5. Intermediate Schools, Graded and Ungraded. — Photographs of black- 
board and map work; penmanship and drill exercises; volumes of copybooks, 
compositions; writ ten examination work in all subjects taught in intermedi- 
ate grades ; specimens of map drawing; free-hand and mechanical drawings, 
specimens of solutions; methods of analysis ; language and composition work, 
including stories ; memory and illustrative picture stories; diagrams; aualysis; 
parsing; essays; geography work of every description, including relief maps 
In paper and putty ; studies in physiology, including maps and drawings 




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the various organs of the human body, .framework of, etc. ; history work, in- 
cluding examinations in, essays, plans of campaigns, battle fields, etc. ; min- 
iature maps (paper and putty ) showing countries in relief, and indicating 
natural productions, by using grains of wheat, rice, corn, smail particles of 
coal, silver, gold, etc.; chart work, etc. 

6. High Schools. — Photographs of blackboard and map work; geograph- 
ical, geometrical, and geological drawings and maps of all classes; relief maps; 
physiological drawings and charts; natural science in general, including draw- 
ings of apparatus; description of experiments; botanical specimens; language 
and literature in general, including letter writing; compositions; analyses; 
word studies; general papers, etc.; miscellaneous exercises in mathematics; his- 
tory, and political science and business training; drawings in general, includ- 
ing mechanical and free-hand; paintings; crayon work, etc.; books written by 
teachers. 

7. Colleges, Universities, and Other Schools. — Catalogues; copies of all 
blank forms used; courses of study; specimens; models; historical outlines and 
charts; plans and illustrations in all lines; bound volumes; historical reports; 
addresses and papers in all lines of higher education; portfolios of free-hand 
and mechanical drawings, etc. 

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBIT OF BUILDINGS, ETC, 

This part of the general school display was carefully and systematically 
prepared and arranged and proved to be one of its most interesting and attract- 
ive features. 

The rapid and decided progress made during the past few years in the 
matter of architectural science, as applied to the construction and arrange- 
ment of schoolhouses and school use, was shown by the series of photographic 
views. By this system of photographs we were able to represent to advantage 
the personal organization and membership of all our schools and higher insti- 
tutions of learning. 

In some instances a number of views of the same building, or series of 
buildings, was secured from different standpoints, so that the general situation 
and arrangement in each case were readily seen and quickly understood. The 
photographic work was prepared under several heads mentioned below as 
follows : — 

1. Photographs ot public schools and other educational buildings, show T - 
ing: (a) the elevation ; (b) the exterior and plans in full; (c) floor plans, 
giving the shape and size of rooms. 

2. Photographs of basement rooms, showing plans of heating and venti- 
lating. 

3. Interior photograpic views of all college and school museums, labora- 
tories, cabinets, and libraries best presenting collections and illustrating their 
teachings. 

4. Views of school and college apparatus, showing facilities for class illus- 
tration, etc. 

5. Photographs of boards of education; city superintendents and their 
teachers; county superintendents and their teachers; principals of schools 
and their teachers and pupils, and teachers in general and their pupils. 

6. Photographs showing the personnel of the teaching force of each uni- 
versity, college, normal school, seminary, academy, and private school in the 
State, including, in each case, the president or principal and all members of 
each faculty. 

7. Photographs exhibiting the complete personal organization of educa- 
tional institutions in the State, including, in one view, the board of trustees, 
president, instructors, students, and employes. 

SPECIAL EXHIBITS. 

Some attractive exhibits were presented by several schools, showing dis- 
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1. Specimens of the several Kinds of wood native to Oregon, with draw- 
ings and written descriptions of the kinds of tries. 

2. Mounted specimens of the native game birds of Oregon, including a 
systematically arranged exhibit of their eggs, form of nests, etc. 

3. A marine exhibit made by the school children living in our coast 
counties. This exhibit consisted of mounted specimens of "sea urchins,'' 
starfish, sea nettles, sea moss, etc. 

4. Mounted specimens of native ferns, tree moss, rock moss, etc., with 
accompanping essay describing the same. 

5. Collections of minerals, fossils, Indian ilints,-and ancient utensils, etc. 

ENGRAVING OF EXHIBIT. 

The picture presented herewith is a partial view of our State educational 
exhibit at the Columbian Exposition, and appeared in the Milwaukie School 
Journal. About one half of the exhibit is shown in the engraving. The 
entire display included live booths, three of which are shown in the picture. 
The engraving was kindly furnished this department by the above named 
Journal. 

PRESS COMMENTS. 

Below we give brief extracts regarding our educational exhibit by leading 
Eastern papers : — 

[American School Board Journal.] 

The Oregon exhibit presents a very neat and tasteful appearance, and con- 
tains a great variety of school work of all grades. Two universities, the State 
University at Eugene and the Willamette at Salem, and the Agricultural 
College at Corvaliis, are represented. The Portland High School is well repre- 
sented. It boasts of the finest building in thecountry, and, with the exception 
of that at Duluth, the most expensive. Portland has had a remarkable growth, 
and now claims a population of one hundred thousand. It has a school popu- 
lation of about twenty thousand, and employs more than two hundred 
teachers. Its annual expense for the support of these schools reaches about 
$300,000, while its school property is valued at nearly $1,000,000. The Portland 
schools exhibit as fine drawing and penmanship as any in the country. Much 
slate work of lower grades is photographed, and shows an excellence and 
uniformity which suggests special training in that line. In addition to Port- 
land, all parts of the State are well represented. Special care seems to have 
been taken with the work from Roseburg, Astoria, Salem, Ashland, Albany, 
Independence, Dallas, Jacksonville, Lebanon, Medford, McMinnville, Hills- 
boro, Eugene, Grants Pass, Corvaliis, Pendleton, The Dalles, and Union. 

[The Daily Chicago Inter-Oceau. ] 
One of the most important features presented to visitors is the magnificent 
educational exhibit, now fully opened and complete, in the Department of 
Liberal Arts. Nearly all of the States and Territories are creditably repre- 
sented ; particularly' are the most distant States well represented, from the 
Atlantic to the Pacific, and of these no exhibit is more attractive than that 
presented by the State of Oregon. Its specific characteristic are numerous, and 
many of them unique, and at once hold the attention of the passerby. In the 
Department of Ornithology there is a magnificent display of all the game birds 
of Oregon elegantly mounted. There are free-hand and mechanical drawings 
and photograph work, illustrating all features of public-school work through 
the several grades. Of the higher institutions of learning, the State Univer- 
sity, the State Agricultural College, and the Willamette University, lead in 
their exhibits. The entire exhibit is a tribute to the enterprise, skill, and 
ability of the teachers and schools of the Webfoot State. 

[ From the School News. J 
The "Webfoot" State of the far Pacific Coast was well represented in its 



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educational department, and manuscript, work from the grammar schools, 
giving evidence of earnest labor and services of training and accuracy of con- 
struction. The numerous drawings from this grade of public schools showed 
skilful training and excellent work in every particular. 

The Portland public school exhibit was unique in many particulars and 
showed a very large and interesting collection of material and work from the 
several different grades of schools. The departments of Public Instruction and 
State Board of Education were represented by exceedingly interesting and valu- 
able reports in full series. The University of Oregon was represented by draw- 
ings, charts, and paintings illustrative of the building, arrangement, etc , and 
by its catalogue and other publications stating forth Oregon's rapid growth and 
present prosperous condition. Through the generosity of the State and General 
Government, and the excellent management it has enjoyed during the past few 7 
years, large additions have been made to this school in its resources, its accom- 
modations, and the names of scientific instruction. 

The Willamette University was represented by photographic views of the 
several college buildings, faculties, statistical charts of the students' work, topo- 
graphical maps, and the numerous botanical, mineral, and geological collections, 
together with several instruments and articles of apparatus, some of them 
originating with members of the University. The large and attractive display 
of class work shown in manuscript was very excellent and satisfactorily repre- 
sented by written exercises. This school seems to be in a highly prosperous 
condition and was very attractively represented. 

[From the School Journal ] 

Oregon's Educational Exhibit. — The Oregon school exhibit was remark- 
able for the excellence of the pupils' work and for the uniformity of that 
excellence. The work done in the small towns and even in the country 
schools compared well with that done in the city schools, and the efficiency of 
the " Webfoot" teachers as well as the county and State superintendents was 
clearly seen. 

Examined in detail, the drawing and penmanship challenge special atten- 
tion. The map drawing, which was done largely from memory, shows unusual 
training in geography and history as well as in the use of pen and pencil ; and 
the preparation of papers upon spelling, arithmetic and other elementary 
branches, furnishes gratifying evidence that proficiency in these studies is 
highly appreciated on the distant Pacific Coast. 

[From the Times.] 

Oregon did herself much credit in her educational exhibit. We were 
agreeably surprised in the variety, extent and attractive display of the exhibit. 
It could not be expected that Oregon would equal the Middle and New Eng- 
land States, but still the exhibit was rich and instructive. 

The State Department of Public Instruction was creditably represented by 
a series of reports and a unique series of charts, which made palpable and clear 
the leading facts of education in Oregon. These charts were a marked feature 
and so admirably arranged that the entire school system could be seen at a 
glance. The Portland public schools lead off in the amount of work presented, 
and in some parts were foremost in the feature of quality. The Portland pub- 
lic schools would seem to be among the very best organized, best managed and 
best taught schools in the country. Drawings were shown in every stage, 
from the slate work of every primary class up to the almost faultless crayon 
designs of the high school. 

The Astoria and Salem public schools presented excellent work and their 
exhibits were large and interesting. Among the leading features of this ex- 
hibit were the geometrical and free-hand drawings, and some beautiful model 
drawing. The special feature of the Salem exhibit was a very large and com- 
prehensive product-map of the State. 

The public schools of Roseburg, Ashland, Albany, Independence, Med- 



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Ford, and Hillsboro presented much valuable slate and manuscript work, indi 
eating a high average of training in the fundamental branches. There were 
ninny drawings presented by these schools of much merit. A special feature 
of the Oregon exhibit was a very extensive ease showing all of the game birds 

of the State. Indeed, this was one of the most attractive features placed in the 
Department o\' Liberal Arts. 

CONCLUSION. 

The reports of the several commissioners and superintendents of the Ore- 
gon exhibits are exceedingly gratifying and show conclusively that our ex- 
hibits in the several departments not only compared favorably with those from 
other States, bid, in a large number of instances, proved altogether superior. 
This success was largely due to the energy and ability of the President of the 
Commission, Hon. Geo. T. Myers, the Treasurer, Hon. Phil Metschan, Secre- 
tary C. B. Irvine, and the able and experienced General Superintendent, Dr. 
Jay Guy Lewis. 

Dr. Lewis has officially notified this department that the educational ex- 
hibit has been awarded four prizes for special excellence in several lines of 
schoolwork. This result is very satisfactory to all friends of education, and a 
special source of gratification to all teachers and pupils who contributed to the 
success of the exhibit. It is encouraging to report that the direct results of our 
school exhibit, in connection with the other splendid exhibits of agriculture, 
horticulture, forestry, woman's work, fisheries, and mining, have been to 
impart a healthy impetus to the interest already expressed in the material 
progress of Oregon. 

Very respectfully, K. B. McELROY, 

State Educational Commissioner. 



REPORT OF COMMISSIONER ON MINES AND MINING. 



Hon. George T. Myers, President of the Oregon World 1 s Fair Commission — 

Dear Sir : I have the honor to submit to yon my report on the mineral 
exhibit as made by the State of Oregon at the World's Columbian Exposition. 
As a prelude to this report, it may be well to state that there was no appro- 
priation of public money made for the. purpose of making an exhibit until the 
last State Legislature took the matter in hand and created a State Commission, 
placing at their disposal the sum of $60,000. This money was not ready, nor 
the Commission appointed and organized until the fourth <\&y of March," 1893, 
leaving but six weeks of time in which to get together the material forming 
the exhibit. The impression prevailed among the Commissioners that no ex- 
hibit would be received by the Exposition after the date of April 10th, and the 
desire of the Commission to do justice at all to the State, caused haste and con- 
fusion, largely retarding their movements. In this department in particular 
there was great need of more time, as the time of determining on making a 
mineral exhibit there was on hand not one single specimen of ore or mineral, 
around which, as a nucleus, to make an exhibit at all worthy of the rich and 
unbounded mineral resources of our State. Many of the mining districts of 
this State are situated a considerable distance away from railroads, and in out- 
lying districts, to reach which, at that time.of the year, compelled the use of 
snowshoes, and the need of a large degree of courage on the part of those 
gathering up the exhibit. It is safe to say that of the fifteen tons or more of 
ores and minerals displayed in the Oregon exhibit, fully one half of it was 
brought down from the mines by men on snowshoes, and hauled on hand 
sleds over six and eight feet of snow. In many instances the mines were not 
in operation and we were compelled to resort to the dump and miner's cabin 
for a representation of the mine. Under these circumstances it became at once 
difficult and expensive to gather together enough ores and minerals to make a 
comprehensive or intelligent representation of our mineral resources. Yet, in 
spite of all this, our catalouge contains a list of three hundred and ninety-eight 
different and distinct exhibits, among which, I am happy to mention, the jury 
of awards was pleased to find a number upon which to bestow their special 
recognition. Although there are now in the exhibit three hundred and ninety- 
eight individual exhibits, we could easily have swelled the number to five hun- 
dred, had we have had the time. . In both Eastern and Southern Oregon there 
are many districts we could not possibly reach, in which there are many well 
developed and paying mines, among which may be mentioned the famous 
"Annie" and "Music" gold mines of the Bohemia District, both regular and 
steady in their output of bullion. In Morrow County are found the finest 
opals in the world, and on our seabeach there is an abundance of agates, 
jaspers, carnelians, jades, chalcedneys, etc., as well as large and rich deposits of 
auriferous black sand. 

East of the Cascades are large beds of handsome onyx of great commercial 
value. The Siskiyou and Coast ranges of mountains are largely made up of 
beautiful blue and gray sandstone, free in texture and of easy manipulation, 
making the finest of building stones. Granites, marble and limestone are 
found in various places and in great variety. Asbestos, paint ore, fireclays, 
and mineral pigments are in great abundance. Onr coal exhibit also did no! 



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receive a just representation, and practically none at all. This industry is as 
yet largely undeveloped, although many counties and districts arc underlaid 
with large and valuaole deposits of this material. The extensive fields of the 
Nehalem District in Tillamook County are now being developed, while the old 
and steady producing mines near the coast in Coos County are well and favor- 
ably known, having produced yearly, for ten years or more cast, one hundred 
thousand tons of bituminus coal, sent chiefly to the San Francisco market. 

It can confidently be asserted that no State in the Union offers superior in- 
ducements to the profitable investment of capital in mining enterprises than 
are found within the boundaries of the State of Oregon. The climatic condi- 
tions are most favorable, and the geographical and topographical features are 
such that all kinds of mining can be carried on extensively without injury to 
a single public or private interest. Labor and provisions 'are cheap and the 
transportation facilities fairly good. Thousands of acres of rich surface ground 
lie uncovered, awaiting sufficient capital to build ditches and bring water onto 
the richest mineral bearing ground in Oregon. Rare and valuable opportuni- 
ties for lucrative investments are offered, not alone to the capitalist but to 
miners of limited means. It is to be regretted that the conditions and circum- 
stances were such that a full and complete exhibit could not be made, as with- 
out doubt a display equal to any in the Mining Building would have been the 
result. 

Out of the appropriation of $60,000 there was $8,000 set aside for t Ik 1 mining 
department, and under the supervision of myself, as Mining Commissioner. 
Of this amount the sum of $3,500 was expended within the State in gathering 
together the exhibit, classifying and cataloguing the same, and includes the 
expense of boxing and packing for shipment. Transportation of exhibit from 
Portland to Chicago amounted to $300, including the privilege of returning 
one full carload from Chicago to Portland free of charge. An additional 
amount of $.',500 dollars was expended in construction of facade around space 
in the Mining Building, and in labor and maintenance of exhibit during the 
six months' term of the Exposition. Our exhibit was made by the State of 
Oregon proper, through and by the Oregon World's Fair Commission. The 
entire estimated expense of the mineral exhibit when the affairs of the Com- 
mission were wound up approached closely to $7,000. Had this amount of 
money been at the disposal of the Commission a year previous a most perfect 
and complete exhibit could have been made. Under the circumstances exist- 
ing at the time of getting it up, however, it required the services of numerous 
men who were sent out all over the State to the different mining camps, and 
as before staled, many of the mining districts could only be reached by the use 
of snowshoes, while some could not be visited at all. Miners and mining men 
generally gave all the assistance they could and only regretted the shortness of 
time allowed with consequent inability to make a creditable showing. 

As a general thing the miner is always alive to his own interests, and fully 
appreciates the desirability of showing to the world at large the possibilities and 
probabilities of the certain mining districts in which he is operating and inter- 
ested, and is never slow to take advantage of every opportunity to display the 
products of his mine, or district, at any place where such exhibits are made. 
My experience among them prompts me to state that with sufficient time in 
which to do it, a much more comprehensive and valuable exhibit could have 
been gotten up with an expenditure of only enough money to pay for trans- 
portation of minerals and specimens from the mines to place of exhibit, and 
again, in such a case a much more attractive selection would be made, as the 
miner would have time to make a choice and more complete exhibit. 

The value of the Oregon exhibit did not rest alone in the intrinsic value of 
ore.- and minerals displayed. As a fact, however, there were fifteen tons or 
more of auriferous quartz rock ranging in assay value from twenty to three 
hundred dollars per ton. The specialties shown probably represent a value of 
one thousand dollars, consisting chiefly in the cost of production and prepara- 
tion for the purpose of exhibition. The possible value of the entire exhibit to 



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tlio State of Oregon in general, and to the mining interest in particular, can 
be expressed in the statement of my belief, that the amount of money ex- 
pended by the State on the exhibit will return more than tenfold, and more- 
over, the 'effect will be immediate. As a distinctive and much appreciated 
feature of the exhibit, the operation of the little placer mine added no little to 
the interest of the public. As a means of demonstrating to the unitiated the 
uses to which water is put in the process of extracting gold from the dirt it 
proved invaluable Even the old-time miner was always glad to see it in opera- 
tion, and proudly explained to the ignorant how the face of a mountain is torn 
down and washed away, the water forcing the dirt out through the sluice 
boxes, and leaving the gold behind in the rifles. It is safe to say that between 
the active operations of the placer mine, and the washing out of diamonds at 
the Cape Colony exhibit, more people were entertained instructively than at 
any other exhibit in the Mining Building. The same cause that interferred 
with us in making a better exhibit precluded the possibility of preparing and 
printing any descriptive matter relative to the special department of mining. 
It may be well to state here that Oregon contains within her borders nearly 
every mineral and metal known to science, and some of them are found in 
very rare combinations, making ours a wonderful and interesting field for the 
mineralogist. We invite their attention to this fact. Owing to the situation 
of our exhibit space, relative to lights, it was not possible to obtain a photo- 
graph of it from a point of view to make a satisfactory picture. One was taken, 
however, and reproduced in the New York Engineering and Mining Journal. 
Yours, very respectfully, 

CLARENCE W. AYERS, 
Mining Commissioner for Oregon. 

Hon. Geo. T. Myers, President of the Oregon World 1 * Fair Commission — 

Dear Sir: C. W. Ayers, Commissioner of Mines and Mining, being ab- 
sent from the State, Col. A. W. Miller, who assisted in the collection of the 
exhibit, and who was in charge of the same much of the time in Chicago, 
respectfully submits the following report for your careful consideration : — 

Immediately after the organization of the Commission, Commissioner 
Ayers appointed as his Superintendent, Fred H. Rowe of Ashland, and the 
undersigned, A. W. Miller of Portland, as Assistant Superintendent. We at 
once began the collection of minerals in different portions of the State, and 
notwithstanding the mountains were covered with snow, and the roads and 
trails leading to the mines ( especially in Eastern Oregon ) were almost impass- 
able, we succeeded in securing some forty tons of minerel ready for shipment 
to Chicago the twentieth day of April, and as we took with us the fixtures 
upon which to display the products of the mines, early in May the Oregon 
exhibit was installed, and by the first of June properly labeled and catalogued. 
This exhibit was situated in the central eastern part of the Mines Building, 
and covered one thousand five hundred square feet of space. A miniature 
placer mine formed one of the most attractive features, and several ounces of 
fine gold and nuggets were washed from the pay dirt or auriferous sands from 
the State during the Exposition. In the entire collection, there were repre- 
sented two hundred and forty-three (243) gold-producing quartz mines; 
twenty-five (25) mines valuable for silver, and six copper mines, nine mag- 
netic and hematite iron mines displayed their products, and samples of min- 
eral from the nickel, kaolin, and metallic paints were exhibited. The Inter- 
national Nickel Mining Company of the Excelsior District, near Riddles, ex- 
hibited large specimens of silicate of nickel ore that assayed over ten per cent 
of nickel, and is from one of the largest deposits of nickel ore in the world, 
New Caledonia not excepted. 

Oregon offers special inducements for the profitable investment of capital 
in mining enterprises. The climatic conditions are favorable, and the 

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geographical features are such that all kinds of mining can be carried on suc- 
cessfully without injury to a single public or private interest. Labor and pic- 
visions are cheap, and the transportation facilities are the best. Development 
has proved the ledges to be true fissure veins, extending downward to an un- 
known depth, and in mauy cases yielding profit from the surface. The region 
along the Blue-mountain Range in Eastern Oregon, abounding in minerals, is 
one hundred { 100 ) miles long from east to west, ami varies in width from fif- 
teen to thirty miles. The Virtue Mine, near Baker City, has produced gold to 
the amount of $2,500,000, and the monthly output from that mine now aver- 
ages $20,000, and the ore veins at a depth of seven hundred and fifty I 750 i bet 
increase in si/e and value. Assays, recently made from some of the ores, show 
a gold value of $10,000 to tiie ton! The Conner-creek Mine, in Baker County, 
has been successfully operated for nearly a quarter of a century, and the ore 
taken now from below the nine hundred (900) foot level is the richest ever en- 
countered. In the Virtue Mining District many valuable gold properties have 
been developed during 1894, and the increasing output of bullion is most 
encouraging. In the Sparta and Cornucopia Districts, Union Count;,-, Salt 
Lake, Denver, Chicago, Louisville, and Boston capital is being judiciously in- 
vested, much work is being; done, and the past year has seen many gold miiu s 
paying handsome dividends. Quartz and placer mines are being developed in 
Southern and Eastern Oregon, and the outlook is encouraging. All the pre- 
cious and economic minerals and metals known to the world are found within 
the borders of Oregon, extensive in quantity and unequaled in value and 
variety. The extent and richness of the gold fields of Oregon is almost as little 
known or appreciated by the outside world, and by many Of the people of Ore- 
gon, as is the heart of Africa. Thousands of people would invest in the mines 
of Oregon, who would not invest in anything else, were the splendid opportu- 
nities offered for safe investment in this line only brought to their attention. 
The development of the mineral resources of the State will benefit the farmer, 
the merchant, the mechanic, and all classes of citizens, and the mineral ex- 
hibit at the World's Fair has already done much to divert capital to our unde- 
veloped resources. 

The variegated marble from Roseburg, the nickel ore from Riddles, the 
cinnabar from Black Buttes and Ashland, and the mineral paints from Scio, 
the kaolin and clays from Clatsop, Marion, Baker, and Jackson Counties, the 
building stone and roofing sla.tes from Jackson and Douglas Counties, coals 
from Coos, Lincoln, Tillamook and Marion, iron ores from Clackamas, Colum- 
bia and Jackson Counties, attracted universal attention from visitors from all 
parts of the world, and pocket samples were distributed for examination and 
assay. 

That the extent of the work done in this department may be fully appre- 
ciated by your honorable body and the people of the State of Oregon, 1 submit 
a complete list of the exhibit as catalogued at the World's Fair. 

In this department the State and individual exhibitors received fourteen 
(14) medals of award and diplomas, and to show the appreciation of the 
exhibit by the judge who examined it, \ quote from the text of the awards, as 
follows: — 

Department E — Mines and Mining. Exhibitor, State of Oregon; address 
Salem, Oregon. Group, 42; class, 291. Exhibit — Collective exhibits of Gold, 
Silver, Copper, and Lead Ores. 

AWARD. 

It is a well arranged and creditable educational display of this branch of 
mineral resources of the State. It consists of some four hundred small lots of 
ore, about twenty-rive tons altogether, made by the State of Oregon. 

(Signed) ' HENRY PAUL, 

Individual Judge. 
Approved: H. M. Howe, President Departmental Committee. 
Approved : John Boyd Thatcher, Chairman Executive Committee on 
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Other awards rate the 'exhibit very meritorious, as, for instance, the display 
of one hundred and seventy-five samples of gold ore. collected from different 
sections of the State. Professor R. Kanda, Individual Judge, says: "They 
show well the rich condition of the State, with a great riumber of gold-bearing 

quarz veins all over it." The veins have been discovered 'within the last few 
years, and prospecting, mining, and milling are now actively going on. 

I herewith hand you a statement furnished this department by Secretary 
C. B. Irvine, showing the money expended in collecting, sending forward, and 
caring for the mineral exhibit at the World's Fair. 

In behalf of Commissioner Ayers, I thank the Commission for their ad- 
vice and assistance in the work. To the General Superintendent is due much 
praise for Ins active and efficient work, and to the superintendents and assist- 
ants, and the people generally who assisted in collecting and maintaining so 
creditable a display of the State's mineral resources, I am under many obli- 
gations. 

(Signed) A. W. MILLER, 

Assistant Superintendent, Oregon's Mineral Exhibit at the World's Fair. 



REPORT OF (UMMISSIONER OF WOMAN'S WORK. 



To Hon. George T. Myers, President of Oregon World's Fair Commission — 

Sir : Having, pursuant to an Act of the general assembly of the State of 
Oregon, been appointed by his excellency a member of the Oregon World's 
Fair Commission, from the members of the Board of Lady Managers of the 

World's Columbian Exposition residing in Oregon, to servo until July 1, 1898, 
it becomes my duty, and pleasure as well, to submit for your consideration a 
brief report of the work in connection with the Woman's Department of our 
Commission from the date of my appointment until the expiration of my term 
as member of the Commission. 

Upon the organization of the Commission at Salem on March 3, 1898, it 
was decided that the exhibit to be made under my department should be 
"Woman's Work, comprising the Fine Arts, Household Economy, and the 
Products Thereof," this classification being in compliance with the provisions 
of the law creating the Commission. The time being short in which to pre- 
pare our exhibits, I appointed Mrs. S. S. Train of Albany, Superintendent, and 
Miss Ada Breyman of Salem, Assistant, to aid me in the solicitation and prep- 
aration of the exhibit, and they prosecuted their labors with a vigilance char- 
acteristic of the women of Oregon, and by dint of hard work and indomitable 
courage, a most worthy exhibit was hastily gathered, forwarded to the Colum- 
bian City, and duly installed in the Woman's Building, where it won many 
words of commendation, and where I turned it over upon the expiration of my 
term as active Commissioner on July 1st to my successor. 
• At that time the Fair was just under good headway. It had been late in 
opening and the delay in the completion of many of the buildings and the 
late arrival of exhibits and their proper entry and the endless red tape had 
still further complicated affairs, so that the early months of the Exposition 
were uneventful, so far as the actual accomplishment and operations of my 
Department were concerned. All articles received for exhibition were properly 
entered in the official catalogues and installed in their proper places in the 
several departments within the vast Woman's Building. We had exhibits in 
the seven great departments, where the showing made by the noble women of 
Oregon was a no inconsiderable source of pride and where we won not a few 
awards of honorable mention, as the report of the Secretary will no doubt show. 
Of course, had Oregon been provided with a State Building, a better showing 
might possibly have been made ; that is, it would have had the appearance of 
being more voluminous by reason of being jn nearer proximity, but consider- 
ing the brief space of time we had in which to gather the exhibit my worthy 
assistants receive no more than is their due, when I say that they did their 
work nobly, well, and wisely. We feel a degree of pride in our work which 
cannot be appreciated by those who are not aware of the difficulties under 
which we labored in the preparation of the exhibit, for it must be remembered 
that until within thirty days before the opening of the Fair we were absolutely 
without funds with w T hich to meet necessary expenses, while the Commis- 
sioners themselves labored with no pay or hope of reward other than the 
plaudits of a satisfied people who should say " well done " to our efforts. The 
Department of Fine Arts and Woman's Work spoke volumes for our diversity 
of climate, surroundings, and occupation. We told the world that, though 
old in years, our State was yet a child in development ; that our people were a 



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working people ; that we believed in the dignity of labor and invited people of 
like mind to our midst. 

The honor of the chairmanship of Committee No. 2 under the organization 
of the Board of Lady Managers of the World's Columbian Exposition fell to my 
lot. This section (A 2, Breads), embraced biscuits, breads and pastry, crackers, 
honeys, syrups, liquors, soups, meat extracts, soaps, cotton, etc., and in my 
report as chairman of such committee, which report was duly filed and 
accepted and made a part of the official record, occurs the following mention 
of Oregon : "Cider-making and the manufactures of Oregon are closely allied 
operations in many places, and women and children take a leading part in 
picking and sorting fruit, bottling and packing the product, etc. In Oregon, 
which has been called ' The Land of Big Red Apples ' the output of cider vine- 
gar is quite surprising as an annual product, amounting to nearly a half mil- 
lion dollars." 

It was also my pleasure to have had membership on Committee No. 11 
( Manufactures — decorative art and needlework; embroideries, ancient and mod- 
ern; tapestries; laces, ancient and modern, etc.); and No. 24— Liberal Arts- 
architecture, surveying, public works, practical plans for safety and hygiene in 
house building, drainage, etc. 

In connection with the World's Fair a Congress of Women w T as held in 
the Woman's Building, and in this congress Oregon played a no unimportant 
part. Through our efforts, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Wi'son of The Dalles, wife of 
Judge J. G.Wilson, delivered a thoughtful address on " Pioneer Women of 
Oregon," which was well received. At the same congress, Mrs. Abigail Scott 
Duniway of Portland, whose labors in behalf of her sex have given her a 
prominent position among the ranks of women, delivered an address on " The 
Pacific Northw r est." This address was most interesting, and Mrs. Duniway 
was the recipient of many sincere compliments for its excellence. 

I w T as successful in securing the appointment of Mrs. R. S. Wallace of 
Salem, as member of the jury on awards in the Horticulture Department. 
This was in itself quite an honor, but when we consider that Mrs. Wallace 
was the only Oregonian appointed to membership on any committee of awards 
in any of the departments, the extent of the honor is appreciated. This w r as a 
just recognition of the women of Oregon and of woman's work in the Pacific 
Northwest. 

The following exhibits were duly installed by me in the Woman's Depart- 
ment and turned over to my successor upon the expiration of my term on 
July 1, 1893 :— 

Herbarium (exhibited in Horticultural Building). — Botanical exhibit, 
mounted in frame of native woods and hung upon columns of Oregon oak. 

Exhibited in Forestry Department. — One oil painting of Rocky Mountain 
sheep's head, and one oil painting of deer's head. 

Live Forestry Exhibit. — Twenty-three Oregon trees, embracing plants, 
feins, evergreens, etc., planted about the Woman's Building. 

Exhibited in Horticultural Department. — One oil painting of Wilson's 
strawberry; one oil painting of pears and apples; one oil painting of peaches. 

Woman's Building, Assembly-room. — One oil painting, white Puritan 
roses; one oil painting, glass dish rilled with cherries. 

Organization-room. — One shield made from Oregon woods and minerals ; 
one sculpture's exhibit of white marble with ribbon bow, being the emblem of 
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union; philanthropic w 7 ork, represented by 
seven charts, figures 22x28 inches; seven photographs 22x28 inches; one oil 
painting, Sharpies' strawberries; one oil painting, Crawford peaches. 

Woman's Building in the Exhibition-room. — One large, upright showcase, 
showing one sofa pillow, gold embroidery; one teacloth, Roman embroidery; 
one table center, embroidered with yellow; one matpiece, embroidered with 
white; one table centrepiece, embroidered with white; one table runner, em- 
broidered with blue; one drape, with Spanish gold embroidery; one dozen doi- 
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Exhibited in the same how case, one painting on porcelain, "Christian 
Martyr," one decorated game platter; one decorated fisb platter; one painting, 
portrait of child, on porcelain, all by Mrs. Emma>Giltner White. 

Woman's Building, Library-room. — Four volumes of history, three vol- 
umes of descriptive narrative, three volumes of poems, one novel, and one 
story. 

Woman's Building, Library Annex. - One carved wood panel, Oregon 
maple, design " Dogwood Blossoms." 

Woman's Building, Inventors' -room. — One model, adjustable yarn reel. 

Medals were awarded on the above to Mrs. EmtnaGiltner White for paint- 
ing on porcelain, and one medal awarded to Miss Christine Oberg for art em- 
broidery, and two diplomas of honorable mention to .Mrs. Turner and Mrs. 
Young. 

I am, respectfully yours, 

MARY PAYTON, 
Commissioner of Woman's Department, Oregon World's Fair Commission. 



PORTLAND, Oregon, I)ecemher8, 1804. 

Executive Committet Oregon World's Fair, Portland, Oregon — 

GENTLEMEN : I have this day been asked by the Secretary of the Oregon 
World's Fair Commission to send my report to the Executive Committee; I 
therefore present the following:— 

I became a member of the State Commission on the first day of July, 1893. 
About that time certain members of the Executive Committee who were in 
Chicago insisted that theneeforth there could he hut one superintendent in the 
Woman's Department, although it was not a matter over which they had any 
jurisdiction. I consented, however, agreeing to render at my own expense 
such assistance as would make it possible for one to serve alone. In order to 
he able to do this it was necessary that I appoint some one with whom I was 
constantly associated. I therefore appointed my daughter, Miss M. M. Allen, 
to serve during the three months of her college vacation, agreeing to pay her 
five dollars per day for that length of time, as I was authorized to do by "Rule 
V of the rules and regulations of the Commission. This was the sum'which 
had been paid to each superintendent when there were three under appoint- 
ment at the same time, and yet Miss Allen, who attended to her arduous 
duties alone and unaided, except as above stated, has received only two dollars 
per day for service rendered during the months of August and September; the 
remaining portion of the sum which had been promised her by myself — who 
alone had authority to fix the amount — having heen withheld by the Execu- 
tive Committee. This matter is now in the bands of an attorney. lam 
greatly mortified that for more than a year 1 have heen prevented from fulfil- 
ing the agreement which T had been fully authorized to make, and still more 
mortifying is the fact that the Executive Committee of a State Commission, 
of which I am a member, has sought to annul a contract. I am informed 
that there are outstanding bills in other departments also, and as a member of 
the State Commission T shall not be able to approve any report submitted until 
all just claims are paid. As soon as I was notified of the action of the Board 
of Commissioners at a meeting held at Salem, September 25th, rescinding 
the rules and regulations under which the Commissioners had been working 
up to that date, and which action I am informed was taken by special request 
of the Chairman of the Executive Committee, I immediately governed myself 
according to changed conditions, and appointed a superintendent to take 
charge of the headquarters a portion of the time, agreeing to pay her the 
amount stipulated by the Executive Committee. I could not conscien- 
tiously, however, ask her to look after the exhibits which were in three differ- 
ent buildings and in seven different rooms in the Woman's Building. 



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These exhibits were as follows: One sofa pillow, Spanish gold embroidery'; 
one handkerchief, French embroidery; one teacloth, art embroidery; one tea- 
cloth, Roman embroidery; one drape, Spanish gold embroidery; one table- 
run ner, embroidered with blue; one table centerpiece, embroidered with 
yellow; one table centerpiece, embroidered with white; one table mat, 
white; one dozen doilies, embroidered with white; one painting, portrait of child 
on porcelain; one painting, "Christian Martyrs," on porcelain; one decorated 
game platter; one decorated fish platter; one oil painting, Mt. Hood; one 
oil painting, Sharpless strawberries; one oil painting, white Puritan roses; one 
oil paiuting, glass dish filled with cherries; one oil painting, apples; one oil 
painting, pears and peaches; one oil painting, Crawford peaches; one oil paint- 
ing, Wilson strawberries; one oil painting, Rocky Mountain sheep's head; one 
•oil painting, Oregon deer's head; four books, volumes of history; three books, 
descriptive "narrative; three books, poems; one book, novel; one book, a story; 
one model, adjustable yarn reel; one carved wood panel, Oregon maple; one 
sculptor's exhibit, statuary marble; one shield, made of many kinds of Oregon 
woods and minerals; one botanical exhibit, mounted in frames hung upon two 
pillars of Oregon oak; twenty-three Oregon trees, plants, ferns, etc., 'planted 
about the Woman's Building; philanthropic work, represented by seven 
charts 22 x 28 inches and seven photographs 22 x 28 inches. 

There was also in the department the following furniture : Three tables; 
one writing desk; one waste basket; one sofa; one sofa pillow; one rocker; three 
chairs; one easel; one inkstand, set in silver; one carpet; one rug; silk curtains, 
rod, and rings. 

All of the above exhibits and furniture were, by order of. the Executive 
Committee, turned over to the General Superintendent at the close of the Fair, 
and whose receipt for the same I now hold. He has not, however, rendered 
to me any account relating either to the safe disposal of the exhibits or to the 
disposition made of the furniture. I have been informed through other sources, 
however, that one of the most valuable exhibits was ruined, being broken by 
improper handling, but I have not heard that the claim for damages has yet 
been satisfied. 

At the meeting of the Board of Commissioners held in March, 1893, there 
was set apart for my use the sum of $1,750. The expenditures in my deptrt- 
ment have been as follows: — 

Per diem for superintendents, including $155 paid for service rendered during Mrs. Pay- 
ton's term .? 1,000 00 

($183 of which has not yet been paid. ) 

Paid Shindler Furniture Company for pillars and frame for botanical exhibit 235 00 

Paid The J. K. Gill Company for paper, etc., for botanical exhibit 19 50 

Paid for chairs for use in headquarters 7 50 

Paid for rent of show cases 31 46 

Paid for postage, pens, and ink 2 56 

Paid for telegram 85 

Paid for express 7 30 

Paid for notary public 1 50 

Paid for drapery 56 

Paid for janitor and temporary help 9 00 

Paid for repairing exhibits ■. 4 00 

Transferring trees, due in April, but not paid 5 83 

Total amount of bills approved § 1,325 10 

RECAPITULATION. 

Amount set apart by Commissioners for my use f 1,750 00 

Amount of approved bills $ 1,325 16 

Amount due but not paid „ 183 00— 

Amount of vouchers paid 1,142 16 

Balance in treasury to my credit $ 607 84 

Three Oregon women received awards, viz., Miss Christine Oberg, for 
needle work, Mrs. Emma Giltner White, for painting on porcelain, Mrs. E, W. 
Allen, for botanical exhibit. Three botanists also upon my recommendation 



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have received diplomas of honorable mention, viz., J. Francis Drake and M. \Y. 
Gorman of Portland, and Mr. E. W. Hammond of Winier, Jackson County. 
Tt was also my privilege to secure the appointment of Mi's. K. S. Wallace of 
Salem, as one of the jurors on awards. Through my position as a member of 
the Executive Committee of the National Board of Lady Managers I could 
have rendered the State very much more valuable service had the Executive 
Committee of the State Board and the General Superintendent of the Oregon 
exhibits cooperated with me for the accomplishment of the work for which we 
were all appointed. As it was, the usefulness of my department was greatly 
crippled by the unjustifiable interference on the pari of those from whom I 
had reason to expect help. 

The department suffered greatly, also, through lack of printed matter, none 
whatever being furnished except by my personal friends, until September 23d^ 
when, at my urgent request, a small amount was sent me by the General Super- 
intendent, which consisted of a few cheap-looking pamphlets, a still less num- 
ber of attractive pamphlets, of which there were possibly a dozen, and a 
package of weekly papers published in various parts of Oregon at dates which 
were by no means recent. The mistaken, so called, economy of the Executive 
Committee was most visible in all of the departments. With the people there 
assembled from all parts of the world, and with headquarters already estab- 
lished, desirable printed matter could have been distributed by those in at- 
tendance with great profit lo the State and with very much less additional 
expense than will attend the same results attained at any other time or place. 

Notwithstanding all hindrances, however, the headquarters in the 
Woman's Building proved a great convenience to the Oregonians who visited 
the Fair, and much information was given to inquirers. 
Respectfully submitted. 

MRS. E. W. ALLEN. 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



State of Oregon, Treasurey Department. \ 
Salem, January 28, 1895. J 

To Hon. Geo. T. Myers, President of the Oregon World's Fair Commission — 

Dear Sir : In compliance with the provisions of an Act of the Legisla- 
tive Assembly of 1893 I have the honor of submitting herewith a detailed 
statement of the receipts and disbursements of the " World's Fair Fund" for 
the two years ending at the date of this report. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

PHIL METSCHAN, 
Treasurer. 



DETAILED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS. 

OREGON WORLD'S FAIR FUND. 



Date. 


From whom received. 


On what account. 


Amount. 


189S. 
Feb. 9 


By amount of legislative 


app 


-opria- 




•1 60,000 00 


Sept. 22 
1894. 

Apr. 17 
1895. 






528 77 


C.B. Irvine 

C. B. Irvine 




258 27 


Rebate from Fish Department 

Rebate from Fish Department 

Rebate from Fish Department 


4 00 


9 
25 


C.B. Irvine 

C.B. Irvine 

Total receipts from all 


sou 


rees 


4 00 

2 50 




$ 60, 797 54 











DETAILED STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS. 

OREGON WORLD'S FAIR FUND. 



Date 

"18937 
April 




A. F. Miller 

('. K. Irvine 

('. B. Irvine 

M. Wilkius 

Ilenrv Klippell 

A. F. Miller 

A F. Miller 

A.F. Miller 

A.F. Miller 

A.F. Miller 

A.F. Miller 

C.W. Ayers 

C.W. Avers 

A.F. Miller 

A.F. Miller 

A.F. Miller 

A.F. Miller 

A.F. Miller 

Wm. H. Savage 

J. A.Wright 

W.F. Matlock 

W.F. Matlock 

Wm. II. Savage 

W.F. Matlock 

Wr.i II. Savage 

J. R.Cardwell 

E.B.McFlrov 

E.B. McElroy 

E.B. McElroy 

D.G. Woodward — 

.1. R.Cardwell 

I. W. Pratt 

W.II. Savage 

I.W. Pratt 

I.W. Pratt 

l.W. Pratt 

Geo. Hartuess 

Geo. T. Myers 

F. H. Rowe 

Alfred Howard 

Wm.H. Savage 

A.F. Miller 

A.F. Miller 

Mc Master & Birrell 

W.H. Eldridge 

C. K. Wilkinson.— . 

Wra, H. Savage 

A.E. Borthwick— 
I J. R.Cardwell 



C.W. Avers 

C.W. Ayers 

C.W. Ayers 

Ada Breyman.. 
Ada Rrevman_. 

A.F. Miller 

J. R.Cardwell.. 
Geo.Hartness-. 
Mrs. M.J. Train. 
B.F. Stevens.— 
Geo. F. Rogers-. 



Incidental..- 
Incidental-— 
Incidental- 
Incidental-— 

Incidental ._ 
Agricultural . 
Agricultural 
Agricultural . 
Agricultural 
Agricultural 
Agricultural . 

Mining 

Mining 

j Agricultural 

I Agricultural-. 

: Agricultural. 

Agricultural 

Agricultural 

Agricultural-. 

Incidental 

Incidental .__. 

Incidental 

Agricultural-. 
Agricultural .. 
Agricultural .. 
Horticultural. 
Educational 
Educational.. 
Educational- 
Incidental 

Horticultural 
Educational.. 
Agricultural .. 
Educational .. 
Educational.. 
Educational. - 
Agricultural-. 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Agricultural. 
Agricultural-. 
Agricultural-. 

Incidental 

Fishing 

Incidental 

Agricultural- 
Incidental 

Horticultural. 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Woman's 

Woman's 

Agricultural-. 
Horticultural. 
Agricultural-. 

Woman's . 

incidental 

Educational — 



Amount. 


8 17fi 00 


105 (in 


76 03 


7 00 


28 "ii 


51 00 


7 (Hi 


2o (in 


3 (Ki 


N ill 


'.1 (lil 


41 62 


9 mi 


15 00 


7 0(1 


150 00 


20 00 


15 65 


si 04 


36 72 


66 2« 


150 (K) 


1 25 


2 25 


111 U7 


3 §5 


7 45 


50 


23 0(1 


I9y 35 


34 53 


4 50 


156 05 


108 00 


120 HO 


8 Go 


503 33 


256 50 


ft I 00 


11 00 


72 96 


841 50 


100 00 


47 50 


78 00 


32 G6 


35 30 


62 25 


475 45 


197 62 


53 65 


42 50 


12 50 


584 56 


7li4 SO 


52 84 


110 00 


11 00 





[67] 
DETAILED STATEMENT OE DISBURSEMENTS — Continued. 

OREGON WORLD'S FAIR FUND. 



Date. | 



To whom paid. 



1898. 
Apr. 14 

14 
14 
15 
15 
15 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
18 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
19 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
22 
22 
22 
22 
22 
22 
22 
22 
22 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
26 
26 
28 
28 
May 1 
3 
3 



CM. Donaldson 

F. H. Rowe 

Wm. H. Savage 

E.B.McElroy 

E.B. McElroy 

E. B. McElroy 

W.F.Matlock 

W. F. Matlock 

W.F.Matlock 

W.F.Matlock 

C. W. Ayers 

G.B. Moulton 

Wm.McDougal 

J. J. Taylor 

C. M. Houghton 

Mary Payton 

C.W. Ayers i 

C. W. Ayers I 

C. W. Ayers 

0. W. Avers 

F. H. Rowe 

C. W, Ayers 

A. W. Miller 

Lionel Staggs 

Capital City Bindery 

Richard Thomas 

C. G.Weisse 

Robert Buckley 

Samuel Palmer 

E. J. Allstock 

Geo. Harness 

Geo.Hartness 

F. H. Rowe 

H. T. Hudson 

J.J.Taylor 

D. B. Moulton 

Union Pacific Railroad Co 

Union Pacific Railroad Co 

Union Pacific Railroad Co 

Union Pacific Railroad Co 

Union Pacific Railroad Co 

W. F. Matlock 

J. R. Cardwell 

McMaster & Birrell 

Wm.McDougall 

W.J.Townlev 

G. W. Hacker 

C.M.Houghton 

Geo. T.Myers 

Ed Beggs 

L. C. Sturgill 

J. R. Cardwell 

L. L. Forrest 

J. R. Cardwell 

Wm. Dumars 

C.B.Irvine 

C. B. Donaldson 

Geo. T.Myers 

Geo. T. Myers 

Edwin Whitney 

Albert Wright , 

W.R. Ardle 

J. R. Card well 

I D.J.Goff. 

Edwin Stone 

Edwin Stone 

Edwin Stone 

Edwin Stone 



Department. 



84 I 

95 ' 
109 
107 
102 
114 
113 
111 
115 
112 

89 

90 
118 
106 
108 

65 

94 
120 

96 

93 
121 
105 
127 
128 
129 
101 
138 
132 

98 

99 
100 
135 
103 
ISO 
124 
123 
122 



Mining . 

Mining 

Agricultural- 
Educational— 

Incidental 

Educational- 
Agricultural— 
Agricultural — 
Agricultural— 
Agricultural- 
Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Woman's 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Incidental 

Fishing 

Woman's 

Mining 

Incidental 

Mining 

Mining 

Woman's . 

Fishing 

Mining 

Horticultural- 

Fishing 

Agricultural- 
Horticultural. 

Incidental 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Fishing 

Mining 

Mining 

Horticultural. 

Minihg 

Horticultural- 
Agricultural— 

Incidental 

Mining 

Fishing 

Incidental — 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Horticultural - 

Mining 

Mining 

Mining 

Horticultural. 
Educational- 



Amount. 



141 00 

151 90 
160 70 

12 00 

5 50 

152 00 
48 75 

227 26 
68 17 

550 00 
77 70 

105 00 
95 00 

115 00 

90 00 

800 00 

219 50 

7 70 

674 13 

159 25 

150 00 

76 60 

155 00 

45 00 

44 75 
36 00 
33 00 

9 00 

45 00 
23 00 

6 60 
4 00 

128 00 

4 50 
75 00 
90 00 
47 17 
41 04 

300 00 
58 60 

106 69 
482 41 
258 35 

16 65 
75 00 
50 00 
10 00 
41 00 

192 00 

14 62 
6 50 

616 61 
18 00 

318 00 
3 03 

148 72 
65 00 

193 51 
62 09 

9 00 

15 50 
3 00 

325 62 
25 00 
10 00 
15 00 

5 00 
10 00 



[68] 
DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES Oontinj Eb. 

OREGON WORLD'S FAIR FUND. 



Date 




1893. 

May 16 
16 

17 
17 
17 
19 
1!) 
20 
20 
22 



22 

22 | 
28 i 

23 i 
26 

27 ' 

SI 

SI 

June 1 
1 
1 
5 
5 
5 



July, 



('. K.Wilkinson 

J.R.Cardwell 

W. F. Matlock 

W. P. Matlock 

J.R.Cardwell 

E. B. McElroy 

E. B. McElroy 

E.J. Allstock 

Geo. T.Myers 

Ada Breyman 

I. W. Pratt 

I. W. Pratt 

I.W.Pratt 

I. W. Pratt 

Williams & Williams 

C.B.Irvine 

A. E. Borthwick 

C. B. Irvine 

Oregon Transfer Co 

C.K.Wilkinson 

F. H. Rowe 

A. W. Miller 

Mrs. E. W. Allen 

C. M. Bryant 

J.R.Cardwell 

W. F. Matlock 

S. S. Douglas 

Union Pacific Railway Co 

Union Pacific Railway Co 

Union Pacific Railway Co 

C. W. Ayers 

Western Union Telegraph Co. 

Snell, Woodard & Co 

Snell, Woodard & Co 

Ida E. McFadden 

C. Timmons 

I. W. Pratt 

Ada Breymen 

Union Pacific Railway Co 

Cora J. Coleman 

Edwin Stone 

Edwin Stone 

Mary J. Train 1_ 

A. H. Thompson 

S. L. Lovell 

A. F. Miller. 

A. F. Miller _ 

Jay Guy Lewis 

F.R.Roe 

Ada Breyman 

F. H. Rowe 

A. W. Miller 

Mrs. E. W. Allen 

Pacific Express Co 

R.W.Mitchell 

C. Timmons 

C. W. Bryant 

Portland Trust Co 

I. W.Pratt 

Meston-Dygert Co 

Lewis & Drvden 

R. W. Mitchell 

W.F.Matlock 

J.R. Cardwell 

I. W. Pratt 

I. W. Pratt 

W. Eastham 

Union Pacific Railway Co 



Department. 



Amount. 



131 
136 
143 
HI 
140 
149 
134 
150 
151 
126 | 

117 I 

118 | 
146 
145 
144 
156 
152 
155 
157 
153 
137 
139 

70 
138 
159 
158 
160 
163 
162 
164 
125 
168 
166 
167 
165 
142 
170 j 
161 I 
171 
169 
177 
176 
172 
154 
174 
178 
179 
185 
181 
184 
180 
182 
186 

188 I 
175 
187 
183 ' 
190 

189 I 
198 I 
194 

195 I 
193 
199 
197 j 

196 I 
191 ! 
206 I 



Incidental — 
Horticultural- 
Incidental — 
Agricultural— 
Horticultural. 
Educational.. 
Educational — 

Incidental 

Agricultural. . 

Woman's 

Educational ._ 
Educational — 
Educational ._ 
Educational — 
Agricultural- 
Incidental 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Fishing 

Incidental 

Mining 

Mining 

Woman's 

Mining 

Horticultural. 

Incidental 

Fishing 

Mining 

Agricultural-. 

Fishing 

Mining 

Incidental 

Agricultural — 

Fishing 

Incidental 

Fishing 

Educational — 

Woman's 

Fishing 

Fishing 

Fishing 

Incidental 

Woman's 

Fishing 

Civil 

Agricultural.. 
Agricultural .. 

Incidental 

Mining 

Woman's 

Mining 

Mining 

Woman's 

Fishing 

Incidental 

Fishing 

Mining 

Incidental 

Educational- 
Incidental 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Agricultural— 
Horticultural- 
Educational—. 
Educational — 

Woman's 

Fishing 



$ 135 00 


256 88 


172 50 


620 00 


62 50 


375 00 


10 00 


23 00 


14 35 


150 00 


197 67 


!>2S 50 


50 00 


49 00 


L00 00 


800 00 


15 00 


181 78 


86 58 


9 00 


1st; 8(i 


150 00 


36 25 


27 00 


108 50 


37 02 


80 00 


1 96 


40 13 


269 34 


6 95 


28 33 


88 73 


88 87 


20 00 


155 00 


177 00 


150 00 


27 05 


12 00 


15 00 


10 00 


305 00 


360 00 


50 00 


875 65 


534 90 


417 90 


152 23 


150 00 


150 00 


150 00 


455 00 


268 80 


100 00 


314 50 


96 00 


46 00 


106 00 


183 38 


85 00 


100 00 


159 47 


140 05 


35 00 


130 00 


235 00 


162 00 



[ 69 ] 
DETAILED STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS — Continued, 

OREGON WORLD'S FAIR FUND. 



Date. 

Aug. 1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

23 
23 

23 
23 

24 
24 

24 
28 
28 
30 



12 

16 

26 

30 

Nov. 1 

1 

6 



To whom paid. 



E. B.McElroy 

W.N. Matlock— 

A.W.Miller 

Geo.T. Myers 

.lav Guv Lewis 

F.H.Rowe 

C.W.Roby 

Frank C.Baker— 

C.B.Irvine 

IdaE.McFadden. 

J. R. Cardwell 

W.F. Matlock— 

Edwin Stone 

E. B.McElroy 

E. B.McElroy 

J.R. Cardwell 



E. B.McElroy 

W.H. Savage __. 

i Jay Guv Lewis 

| M.'M. Allen 

i E. B.McElroy 

W.H. Savage 

F.H.Rowe 

Geo. T. Myers 

D.G.Woodward 

I J.R. Card well 

C. B. Irvine 

S. D. Griffin, clerk 

M. Wilkins 

C. W. Avers 

W. F. Matlock 

Henry Klippel 

A. F. Miller 

A.W.Miller 

W.H. Savage 

W. H. Savage 

W.H. Savage 

Glass & Prudhoumme 

J.A.Wright 

F.H.Rowe 

W. J. Beanley 

M. B. Lewis 

Western Union Telegraph Co. 

Jay Guy Lewis 

A.W. Miller. 

M. J. Train 

Jay Guv Lewis 

C.B.Irvine 

J. R, Cardwell 

M. M. Allen 

OB. Irvine 

W. F. Matlock 

jay Guy Lewis 

Jay Guy Lewis 

Ed Beggs 

William Arble 

F. C. Barnes 

A.W. Miller__._ 

C.W. Rohy 

M. B. Lewis 

J. R. Cardwell 

W. N. Matlock 

E. B. McElroy 

Francis M. Davis 

I. W. Pratt 

Portland Trust Company 

W. F. Matlock 

C. B, Irvine 



173 
205 
203 
200 
204 
202 
192 
216 
222 
211 
215 
221 
207 
210 
212 
223 
208 
201 
219 
213 
209 
220 
217 
224 
231 
232 
227 
228 
237 
235 
236 
241 
229 
218 
230 
247 
245 
244 
24? 
239 
225 
214 
233 
240 
234 
246 
247 
253 
248 
226 
261 
260 
254 
259 
250 
251 
262 
249 
255 
238 
256 
252 
268 
257 
270 
269 
264 
266 



Department. 



Educational __.. 
Agricultural- 
Mining 

Fishing 

Horticultural.. 

Mining 

Educational .... 
Miscellaneous. 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Horticultural- 
Incidental 

Incidental 

Educational- 
Educational— 
Horticultural.. 
Educational — 
Agricultural- 
Horticultural— 

Woman's 

Educational- 
Agricultural— 

Mining 

Fishing 

Incidental 

Horticultural _. 
Miscellaneous. 
Agricultural- 
Incidental 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Agricultural- 
Mining - . 

Agricultural- 
Agricultural— 
Agricultural- _ 

Mining 

Incidental 

Mining 

Agricultural— 

Fishing 

Incidental 

Horticultural- 
Mining 

Woman's 

Educational— 
Agricultuial— 
Horticultural .. 

Woman's 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Miscellaneous- 
Incidental 

Horticultural — 
Horticultural- 
Fishing 

Mining 

Educational- 
Fishing 

Horticultural — 
Agricultural- 
Educational— 

Woman's 

Educational 

Incidental 

Agricultural- _ 
Miscellaneous. 





300 00 


311 50 


]f-5 35 


113 00 


369 00 


178 75 


200 33 


662 32 


184 40 


24 40 


82 50 


33 56 


25 00 


5 00 


49 10 


130 00 


159 70 


265 48 


334 90 


195 00 


235 50 


476 95 


127 25 


100 86 


46 00 


225 82 


49 45 


2, 770 00 


10 3o 


41 62 


66 28 


28 00 


232 40 


125 00 


26 85 


393 50 


210 00 


100 00 


42 00 


120 00 


150 00 


105 00 


41 01 


502 58 


122 05 


150 00 


96 57 


40 06 


100 21 


63 69 


85 19 


55 12 


899 08 


150 00 


20 40 


71 05 


24 85 


140 35 


64 00 


98 50 


55 20 


257 90 


247 90 


22 75 


54 05 


46 00 


88 70 


39 17 



[70] 
DETAILED STATEMENT OF DISBUKSEMENTS — G'GNGMJDEIJ 

OREGON WORLD'S FAN; FUND. 



Date. 

Dee. 27 
29 

• )ii 

1894. 

Jan. 6 
6 
6 

25 
11 

Apr. 24 
27 
27 
28 
28 

May 3 

4 

28 

June 1 

4 

1 

July 30 

Aug. 24 

L895. 
Jan. 22 
22 
22 
22 
23 
21 
2ft 
25 
28 



To whom paid. 



C. B. Irviue 

Jay Guy Lewis 

.Minnie F. Proctor. 



II. T. Hudson 

J. it. Card well | 

H. I). MeGuire I 

M. M. Allen 

.lav Guy Lewis | 

I. W. Pratt 1 

C. B. livine | 

W. F. Matlock ; 

Portland Trust Company j 

Geo.T. Myers _. . I 

C. B. Irvine I 

M. I. Morse 

Wm. Stokes 

Win. Plunder 

Jay Guv Lewis 

W. If. 'Loyal 

A.J. Johnson 

A.W. Reed 



i J. K.Gill Co 

W. F.Matlock-. 
Jay Guy Lewis. 

c. B. Irvine 

C. B. Irvine 

Ceo. T. Myers__. 
J. A. Wright— 
A.. I. Johnson— . 
Mary Payton._. 



Department. 



271 
272 
258 

27 1 

275 

265 

263 

273 I 

277 I 

282 I 

281 

27!) 

270 

280 

278 

284 

2S7 

267 

286 

286 

288 



Incidental. 
Incidental 
Woman's _ 



Fishing 

Horticultural-. 

Incidental 

Woman's 

Miscellaneous- 
Educational— 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Incidental 

Woman's 

Educational- 
Horticultural- 

Incidental 

Agricultural- 
Agricultural— 
Fishery 



Woman's.. 
Incidental. 
Incidental. 
incidental- 
Incidental. 
Incidental. 
293 ! Incidental. 

296 Incidental. 

297 | Incidental. 



291 
292 
294 
2. 5 
299 

•J! IS 



Total * 42,516 85 



500 00 
98 15 
15 58 

20 00 
9 00 
11 no 
GO X7 
152 75 
28 10 

(il 25 

210 52 

60 00 

65 • ! 

100 00 

10 00 

45 00 

17 50 

296 26 

22 50 

■A0 00 

:; 50 

19 50 
243 36 
206 50 
48 92 
225 00 
231 00 
84 20 
07 50 
10 00 



RECAPITULATION. 

Total receipts from all sources $ 60,797 54 

Total disbursements 42,516 85 

Balance on hand $ 18,280 69 



REPORT OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT. 



Hon. Geo. T. Myers, President of the Oregon World's Fair Commission — 

Dear Sir : In submitting this, my final report as General Superintend- 
ent of the Oregon World's Fair Commission, I will in breif outline the work 
done, and, at the same time, make it sufficiently plain and comprehensive to 
be of interest, and, I trust, of information to the people of the State of Oregon. 

At the beginning of the work innumerable obstacles confronted the Com- 
mission, which nothing less than an indomitable will, energy, and persever- 
ance, could remove or overcome. The time was short, the season backward, 
and heavy rains had made the roads in the interior almost impassable. Under 
these conditions, to gather articles of sufficient merit to exhibit to the world as 
the products of Oregon was no easy or pleasant undertaking. The work was 
commenced and was vigorously prosecuted until every department created by 
law (except the civil department, which made no attempt at an exhibit,) was 
well and creditably represented. When we take into consideration the fact 
that Oregon was the last State to appropriate money to make an exhibit at the 
World's Fair, that almost all the other States had been actively engaged in 
gathering together the products of the soil, mine, and sea, for two years, that 
the appropriation was one of the smallest, and the distance to Chicago the 
greatest, Oregonians may well feel proud of the resources and capabilities 
of their State, and the Commission, Superintendents, and employes a just 
X^ride in the noble work done. 

OPENING DAY. 

On the first day of May, when the great World's Fair was opened to the 
civilized nations of the earth, when President Cleveland touched the electric 
button that set in motion the largest combination of machinery ever assembled, 
and unfurled, as if by magic, five thousand emblems from the flag staffs on the 
Exposition buildings, representing every nation of the world, Oregon's horti- 
cultural exhibit, in the Horticultural Building, was the only fruit exhibit in 
readiness to receive the multitudes there assembled. 

PLAN OF OPERATION. 

The policy outlined by the Commission, when it first organized, prevented 
extravagance, prohibited dissipation, discouraged misrepresentation, encour- 
aged polite and courteous attention to all, awakened interest in the work, and 
enforced strict business principles throughout. It was this policy strictly 
adhered to that has brought credit upon the Commission, the superintendents 
and assistants, at the World's Fair. 

COLLECTING EXHIBITS. 

The Commission immediately upon their organization, made manifest by 
their activity that they were the right men in the right place, for in thirty 
days the forests had been visited, agricultural collections within reach had 
been gathered, miners in remote mountain recesses had been called upon for 
specimens of ore, horticultural exhibits had been collected, fish and fishing 
appliances arranged for, educational specimens from all the principal schools 



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selected, women's work of excellence had been secured, and the last days of 
April saw en route to the World's Fair no less than eight carloads of Oregon's 
products of superior excellence. 

STATE BUILDINGS. 

Many advantages, no doubt, would have accrued if our ►State had been 
provided with a building, yet it is in my mind a question if the expenditure of 
even $1.3,000 for a building in which to receive and entertain one per cent of 
the taxpayers of the State, at the expense of the other ninety-nine percent, 
would have been wise. About four thousand of our people visited the Exposi- 
tion, and if Oregon had been provided with a State building, this favored class 
alone would have been benefited, while all the people of the State are directly 
benefited by the exhibit we made. How much better to return home with 
victory inscribed upon our banners, and an unexpended balance of our appro- 
priation, than like do/ens of States we could mention, which had magnificent 
State buildings, entertained their people with royal hands, spending their 
money lavishly, returning home in debt, caring nothing, as it were, for the vis- 
iting home-seeker. 

This is simply a statement of facts, two pictures drawn from truth. Look 
on the Oregon picture, then on the other, and say Mho has acted best and 
wisely. 

INSTALLATION. 

No State showed greater activity in the installation of her exhibits than 
Oregon, and in less than thirty days after our arrival in Chicago, the complete- 
ness of the various departments attracted universal attention. The tasteful 
arrangement of exhibits made Oregon conspicuous from the start, and it was 
the aim of those in charge to add to and beautify this work, keeping in ad- 
vance of all competitors in displaying to good advantage the products of the 
State. 

MAINTENANCE. 

Great care was taken by our people to keep their exhibits clean, nicely ar- 
ranged, and, as rapidly as possible, to add to the exhibit from products sent 
forward by the Commissioners at home. One of the most striking features of 
the Oregon exhibit was that the same marked attention for care and cleanli- 
ness was exhibited on the thirtieth day of October as at the beginning of the 
Fair. 

distribution of printed matter. 

Large quantities of books, circulars, and newspapers were sent forward, 
describing the material advantages of our State's resources, and not less than 
two hundred and fifty thousand copies of this kind of reading matter were 
judiciously distributed to visitors, and by request many copies of the "He- 
sources of Oregon " and the State horticultural reports were sent abroad. The 
interest taken in Oregon was truly gratifying, and that much good will result 
from the exhibit made in Chicago can no longer be doubted, for many people 
are now citizens of the State who were attracted here by the proper representa- 
tion of our products at the World's Fair. 

OREGON STATE WEATHER SERVICE. 

Invaluable service was rendered the State by this Bureau, in sending for- 
ward the weekly-crop telegrams, which were read with great interest by the 
agricultural classes, and this information furnished data for comparisons, and 
had much to do in convincing the people of the Middle States of the superi- 
ority of our agricultural and climatic advantages. This Bureau also furnished 
many thousand copies of its printed monthly reports, which proved of great 
interest to the people seeking homes in the far West. 



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PUBLICITY AND PROMOTION. 

Much credit is due C. B. Irvine, Secretary of the Oregon World's Fair 
Commission, for the valuable assistance rendered the different departments 
during his stay in Chicago, and also for the very able manner in which he dis- 
charged his duties as press agent, in interesting newspaper men from different 
parts of the world in our exhibits, and through this influence a pen picture 
was given of our horticultural, agricultural, mining, fishing, forestry, and 
other advantages, and read by thousands of people impossible to reach through 
any other channel of correspondence Through him, complimentary notices 
of Oregon at the World's Fair were published in all the leading newspapers of 
America, England, France, Germany, Russia, Austria, Hungary, and the 
kingdoms of the Scandinavian peninsular, which will at no distant day show 
beneficial results in the way of immigration. The General Superintendent 
avails himself of this opportunity to publicly express his thanks for the many 
acts of kindness, assistance, and courtesy received at his hands. 

NATIONAL COMMISSION. 

It is to be regretted that the gentlemen appointed from Oregon upon this 
Commission by the" President of the United States were unable to remain 
more of the time in Chicago during the Fair, for through this Commission the 
judges in the various departments were recommended for appointment to the 
Executive Committee of Awards, and this is the reason that no jurors were 
appointed from Oregon, except Mrs. B. S. Wallace of Salem, who received 
her appointment through Mrs. Mary Pay ton, National Commissioner, Board 
of Lady Managers, World's Columbian Exposition. Appeals from awards 
made by the Departmental Committee had to be brought through the National 
Commission, and in many other ways the State could have been benefited, had 
these gentiemen, who are competent and influential, been present to assist the 
General Superintendent in the many arduous duties devolving upon him. 

AWARDS. 

The superiority of the exhibits from Oregon was such that it obtained for 
the State a large number of medals of award, the diplomas accompanying the 
same showing a very high degree of merit in the articles exhibited. The 
reports of the several Commissioners give in detail statements of the medals 
awarded in their departments, and only the total in each is here given as 
follows: In Agriculture, 34 awards; in Horticulture, 89 awards; in Fish 
and Fisheries, 12 awards; in Mines and Mining, 14 awards; in Forestry, 6 
awards; in Liberal Arts, (Educational) 2o awards; in Woman's Work, 4 
awards ; in Herbarium, 2 awards ; total, 186 awards. 

DISPOSITION OF EXHIBITS. 

In conformity with instructions received from the Executive Committee, 
all articles on exhibition belonging to the State were offered for sale, which, in 
many cases, found no buyers, and had to be returned with the articles belong- 
ing to the State and individuals. The mineral exhibit belonging to the State 
is now a prominent feature in the mineral department of Field's Columbian 
Museum in Chicago. The grains in the agricultural exhibit were nearly all 
given away iu packages to visitors, and nice samples of wheat, oats, rye, bar- 
ley, flaxseed, and buckwheat, are now exhibited by the Union Pacific Railroad, 
under the heading " Oregon Products," in their office in Chicago. The forestry 
products were presented to the Field's Columbian Museum, Chicago, the 
American Museum of Natural History, New York City, and the Northwestern 
University of Evanston, Illinois. The jars of fruit in solution were returned to 
Portland, with the shelving and fixtures. The apple and pear exhibits, with 
some evaporated fruit, were sent to the Southern Exposition at Augusta, Geor- 

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gia, where the State of Oregon was awarded the first premium on apples, the 
premium on pears goiug to South Carolina. A collection of forty varieties of 
apples, fourteen varieties of pears, a few large potatoes, and onions, were sent 
for exhibition to the Indiana state Horticultural Society at their meeting in 
Indianapolis, where they received much attention from the visitors, and mem- 
bera of that society, and favorable comment by all the newspapers. The 
mounted fish, and 'fish and clams in alcohol, were returned to Commissioner 
Myers, and are now on exhibition in the rooms of the Horticultural Society in 
the Chamber of Commerce. Portland, Oregon. All articles not sold have been 
accounted for. Articles loaned the Commission by citizens of the State for ex- 
hibition at the World's Fail, have been returned and receipted for, and all 
money received from sale of articles accounted for. 

OUE PEOPLE. 

To all those who kindly lent their influence and assistance in making our 
exhibit one of success, worthy the State we represent, we extend our thanks, 
and all those who came forward with their exhibits, directly assisting us in the 
work, we will ever hold in grateful remembrance and esteem. 

CONCLUSION. 

( lonsidering t lie difficulties under which the Commission labored, the short 
time in which To collect and send forward, an exhibit worthy a State, so rich in 
products and material resources, the people of the State of Oregon should hold 
in grateful remembrance these gentlemen, who for two years have labored with 
zeal, as well directed as it has been untiring, and this too, without pay, with 
no hope of reward, except in the consciousness of having done their duty well. 
Thousands of people have been favorably impressed with the superiority of our 
State, and within ten years our population will surely double, and the thousands 
of acres of rich, but now unoccupied lands, will be teeming with homes of a 
happy, contented, and industrious people. 

To the members of the Commission, I extend my heartfelt thanks for 
their advice, their suppport, and the encouragement given me in the work, 
and to my able assistants, the State owes the success obtained, the medals 
secured, the plaudits won; and if I may be credited with having done my duty 
as a good citizen and an honest man, \ will be well paid for the time spent as 
General Superintendent of the Oregon exhibits at the World's Fair. 

JAY GUY LEWIS, 

neral Superintendent. 



Library of Congress 
Branch Bindery, 1902 



